Michelle Obama Slammed For Calling Beyonce A ‘Role Model’

A tweet from the US First Lady wishing Beyonce a happy birthday and calling her a role model caused an online uproar on Beyoncé’s birthday. Some didn’t agree that the singer is a role model. Most of the negative tweets focused on the way she dresses, her behavior on stage and in videos, her ‘sexually explicit’ lyrics, her husband’s violent past, and allegations that she has used or does use drugs. See the tweets below…

However, others pointed out Beyonce’s business successes and praised her “body confidence”:

I Won’t Call Myself A Role Model – Kim Kardashian

Kim opened up on July issue of Glamour magazine on her growth …The mother of one who is pregnant with her second child said ..

 I’m a completely different person. I don’t know if it’s growing up or being with Kanye, who’s more private, but I try and live my off time as privately as possible. I used to enjoy the spotlight. If I had a day off from filming, I didn’t know what to do. Now I enjoy my family time so much, there is this sense of, If it all went away, and I was just a mom, I would love my life.
On being a role model
 I’m not trying to influence anyone else; I’m not saying, “Do what I do.” I think it’s a little pretentious to say, “I’m a role model”; I would never say that, and I don’t think of myself that way. Are there things I’d take back? I don’t know if I’d take back the lessons that I’ve learned. Yeah, there are things that I’d be embarrassed about or wish didn’t happen, but if I didn’t have all those bad, crazy things, would I be who I am today? I don’t know.

On her style

 My style was really fun and flirty and cute; very colorful, very trendy. When I started dating Kanye, he was like, “Babe, you have so many crazy shoes and platforms with spikes and jewels, so much going on. Can I have my stylist come and we’ll clean out your closet?” I’ve become in love with this still sexy but just cleaner look.

On North doing a nude shoot:

I think I would if it were done artsy and cool. I can’t speak for Kanye—he freaks out when she tries on my heels.