Shakira’s ‘diss’ song is disappointingly sexist | Letter

Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023

Attacking a man by belittling his new partner is not the kind of feminist attitude we have come to expect from the she-wolf herself, writes Dr Maya Feile Tomes

I’m a Shakira fan, but I am depressed by her new “diss” song (‘Out of your league’: Shakira song mocking ex Gerard Piqué breaks YouTube record, 13 January). It attacks Gerard Piqué by belittling his new partner in terms of her perceived “quality” as a woman. Why a man should be measured in terms of the perceived “worth” of his female partner is beyond me. It is not the kind of feminist attitude we have come to expect from the loba (she-wolf) herself, and it is a shame that your coverage merely remarked on the record number of YouTube views the song had received, rather than on its misogynistic content.
Dr Maya Feile Tomes
Cambridge

Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023

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