nigerian writer chimamanda ngozi adichie was the woman speaking in beyonce flawless.
nigerian writer chimamanda ngozi adichie was the woman speaking in beyonce flawless.
who is the woman speaking in beyonce flawless?
nigerian writer chimamanda ngozi adichie
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however, catherine a. traywick of "foreign policy" magazine criticized the singer, commenting that "on a track called 'flawless', beyonce samples adichie's april 2013 ted talk, which is a thoughtful, amusing examination of subtle sexism in everyday life. beyonce bookends adichie's words with distinctly less thoughtful lyrics of her own: she shallowly trumpets material wealth and physical beauty and, working in a few lines from her spring single, advises others to 'bow down, bitches.'" she continued, "beyonce gives us a heavily-edited, watered-down version of adichie's speech that aligns with the singer's banal brand of beginner feminism: she reduces adichie's powerful message to an overly simplistic, inoffensive pro-girl anthem that does little to challenge trenchant gender ideals." in the annual pazz & jop mass critics poll of the year's best in music in 2013, "flawless" was ranked at number 72. the following year, "flawless" was ranked at number nine on the same poll for the best music of 2014, tied with dj snake and lil jons "turn down for what". "pitchfork media" named it the 7th best track of 2014. "slant magazine" listed the single as the 23rd best one of 2014, while "tiny mix tapes" also considered the release one of the best songs of the same period.
flawless (beyoncé song)