Cater 2 This, Bitch
From Gawker via Feministing: witness the evolution of Beyoncé :
Having Jay in her life has changed a few of her attitudes about how men and women relate to one another too, she said, which helped her transition from writing songs like “Independent Women” and “Survivor” to man-tending anthems such as “Cater 2 U,” in which she sings about bringing him slippers and drawing his bath.
“I grew up,” Beyoncé says. “I feel it’s still very strong, because in order to be a strong woman, you have to have a strong man. There’s nothing wrong with women doing that for their man if their man deserves it and he does the same for you.”
It's not like I ever thought "Independent Women" was a feminist anthem or anything, but this new transition makes me throw up in my mouth. Every time I see that "Cater 2 U" video on MTV2 (which is like, 30 times a day) I want to scream. Like, how could that possibly be a hit song in 2005?!? How did we devolve so pathetically in pop culture? Gah.
Having Jay in her life has changed a few of her attitudes about how men and women relate to one another too, she said, which helped her transition from writing songs like “Independent Women” and “Survivor” to man-tending anthems such as “Cater 2 U,” in which she sings about bringing him slippers and drawing his bath.
“I grew up,” Beyoncé says. “I feel it’s still very strong, because in order to be a strong woman, you have to have a strong man. There’s nothing wrong with women doing that for their man if their man deserves it and he does the same for you.”
It's not like I ever thought "Independent Women" was a feminist anthem or anything, but this new transition makes me throw up in my mouth. Every time I see that "Cater 2 U" video on MTV2 (which is like, 30 times a day) I want to scream. Like, how could that possibly be a hit song in 2005?!? How did we devolve so pathetically in pop culture? Gah.