Janelle Monáe is being called out amid her liberating “titties out” era, after social media unearthed a decade-old interview in which she held different ideals.
Pointing to a May 2013 interview with Essence, internet sleuths called out how The Age of Pleasure artist said she was purposely keeping her clothing on to show young women a different way.
“People don’t ask JAY-Z to take his shirt off when he rhymes,” Janelle Monáe said in the 2013 interview. “Showing my skin is not what makes me sexy… It was up to me to show people and young girls there was another way.”
As the old comments resurfaced, many felt that the comments have become hypocritical as Monáe has been showing off her breasts quite often as of late, and recently told Rolling Stone: “I’m much happier when my titties are out and I can run around free.”
“It’s called she trying sell albums lol,” one person wrote in a comment on Instagram, while another said: “Sad to say, but money and fame do change some people.” A third wrote: “She literally ‘changed’ from trying to show girls a better way to being on some nut shit.”
However, not everyone felt that way. Many others were supportive of her growth and reminded others that someone most certainly should be different after an entire decade has passed.
“It’s ok to evolve and change your mind,” one person wrote. Another said: “People can’t gain confidence or evolve?” Someone else said: “She showed y’all that for over a decade. Now she’s on a different time.”
Janelle Monáe kickstarted her shirtless revolution earlier this month with her sensual, NSFW “Lipstick Lover” music video, in which she flashed her boobs alongside scenes of her singing to a woman’s naked butt.
While performing at a party celebrating the song’s release that same day, Monáe made even more headlines when she lifted up her shirt and briefly jiggled their breasts in front of the crowd.
Just earlier this week, Janelle Monáe shared a tweet promoting vinyl copies of her upcoming album The Age of Pleasure (out June 9) – which a close-up painting of her boobs in the artwork.
Fans needn’t just buy a vinyl copy of The Age of Pleasure to get an eye-full, though. The digital and CD versions of the album also feature cover art showing Monáe swimming naked underwater.
Maybe she’s changed in 10 years and now wants to show her titties. It’s weird that people are actually disturbed by seeing some titties but these are strange times
She was corny then, and she’s corny now.
This cornball went butt ass and still ain’t sell smh
I hope this imbecile can read my response. The album won’t be released until June 9th so how did she flop again? 🤦🏽♂️ Next time do your research because she is light years better than your favorite artist. 🖕🏽
Using comment other people said to try and make it yours. Clout chasing bum.
Show those titties my beautiful Nubian princess. Don’t let anyone make you feel ashamed.
20s ain’t quite the 30s ya know. 20s you got it all figured out, 30s you living your learnt life. Only lesson worth remembering is all that bullshit in your 20s weren’t worth a dime in your 30s
I do things now that I didn’t do 10 years ago. People change their minds and opinions all the time. Maybe Janelle wasn’t as confident about her body 10 years ago as she is now. Maybe Janelle is doing what she wants do 10 years later because guess what…it is her body!
Her faux pas is some disruptive marketing shit, at best. That said, that dig up old shit stuff is so played out.
Y’all holier thou sleuths, suck, Y’all act like Y’all above reproach, like Y’all dont have skeletons in your closets .
Let a sister do her thing. Nuff said.
This is a clear case of soul selling!!!! That biach gave in to the money (devil). ONCE SHE REALIZES THAT SHE STILL WONT SELL RECORDS BECAUSE THE MUSIC IS WACK she will come back to her self.
Maybe America should stop being prudish about titties. They’re just titties. They’re not going to ruin the world since we all came from a woman and sucked on them when we were a baby. Maybe that would stop all of these men flipping the fuck out when they see them like some caged animals.
shoot im still sucking on em, 33 years later LOL