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    Beyoncé FeminismOn December 13, 2013, Beyoncé - who was named by Time magazine as the most influential person of 2014 - unexpectedly released a self-titled visual album which went viral on the Internet, which in other words, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and sold 828,773 electronic copies in three days, becoming the best-selling album in the history of the iTunes Store. After the release of the album, the artist released a series of videos in which she introduced her fans to her songs and music videos in the album, explaining what the intention and idea behind each song was. In one of these videos, she talks about how she was looking for videos about feminism on YouTube, and when she saw a TEDx video of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talking about feminism, Beyoncé decided to use it for her new single – Flawless - as in her I think the music and Adichie's music video fit together really well. At the end of the explainer video, she talks about "imperfection" and accepting one's imperfections, which she connects to her other single Pretty Hurts. This song addresses issues of sexual objectification of the female body and the culture of perfection where women are only valued for their beauty. In another explanatory video, she talks about taking ownership of her sexuality and her body, especially after pregnancy. As she explains, it was her joy and confidence that allowed her to show off her body to the public. In the video she mentions that she is very conscious of the fact that she is showing off her body and also partly doing it for other women to empower them and give them an example that you can own your body and your sexuality, even after the body has undergone many transformations during pregnancy. At the same time... middle of article...... framework given to us, feminists, we must embrace the positive processes that are this sometimes also happens within this framework. When feminism becomes an accessory, it loses its radical political potential, but it also creates a new potential that more and more people will become interested in feminism and perhaps not only spread marketable and sexy ideas, but also Important questions and topics will be discussed. in public awareness. There are not one or two ways to be a feminist, but rather several. Feminists, rather than being elitist and believing that these celebrities are boring to properly understand feminism, should exploit all the potential that Beyoncé or any other celebrity could bring to feminist values, otherwise the movement and its values ​​could become more more alienated from society. I won't do a better job for women.