Shakira doesn’t think life in plastic is so implausible.
Actually, the “Punteria” singer—who shares sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, with ex Gerard Piqué—revealed that she understood why her kids “absolutely hated” how men were portrayed within the Barbie movie.
“They felt that it was emasculating,” Shakira told Allure magazine in an interview published April 1. “And I agree, to a certain extent.”
Shakira went on to clarify that she’d relatively her sons “feel powerful” while still “respecting women.” And in her opinion, the 2023 blockbuster hit fell short in that regard.
“I like popular culture when it attempts to empower women without robbing men of their possibility to be men, to also protect and provide,” the 47-year-old continued. “I think in giving women all of the tools and the trust that we will do all of it without losing our essence, without losing our femininity.”
She noted that “men have a purpose in society and women have one other purpose as well,” before concluding, “We complement one another, and that complement mustn’t be lost.”