Here’s What Happened When Janelle Monae Said Women Should Withhold Sex From Men

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Janelle Monae Encourages Equality

Janelle Monae isn’t playing around. Either that or she just saw Chiraq for the first time. Here’s what she said in a recent interview with Marie Claire:

“People have to start respecting the vagina,” Monáe tells the publication. “Until every man is fighting for our rights, we should consider stopping having sex. I love men. But evil men? I will not tolerate that.”

She went on to clarify what she meant:

I don't think that, but I do get frustrated when women's rights are trampled on and disregarded. And we must demand our agency. ❤️ https://t.co/cYMi0YD5BX

— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 10, 2017

then I remember that choosing a partner for a co-parent is important. Because those values are passed down for generations. Hotep to hotep.

— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 10, 2017

Still, all people hear are “SEX STRIKE” and start flipping out. Plus the hotep part got people all in a tizzy. The reactions are hilariously insane.

So basically Janelle Monáe has endorsed us all becoming celibate lol https://t.co/A1yB3gCL4n

— Zoé Samudzi (@ztsamudzi) April 10, 2017

When Janelle Monae identified as hotep

Feminist: pic.twitter.com/PQDdsxd9gh

— 8th Sage (@Iceyhands) April 11, 2017

Janelle Monae just said hotep, she about to break the feminist time-space continuum!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/FBj7XRCygH

— 8th Sage (@Iceyhands) April 11, 2017

Tyrese: these hoes need to hold out and learn value.
BM: 👍🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👌🏾☝🏾
Janelle monae: let's hold out till men respect us
BM: pic.twitter.com/7iyNHhQTEs

— dez nutz (@ebony_eyez89) April 10, 2017

Y'all are more upset bout Janelle Monae suggesting a sex strike then a room full of men making laws bout what women can do with their bodies

— Ashlee Gabriel (@MrsGabie) April 10, 2017

its prob easy for janelle monae to go on a sex strike cus she be in pant suits all day but what about us wearing hoe clothes?

— Your OG 🐩 (@LRNROSE) April 10, 2017

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Me: "Janelle Monae wants us to sex strike. YASSS HONEY! Let's get our rights as women"
Also me: pic.twitter.com/xaPVSbnCBT

— Java🌻 (@_ApplaudJava) April 11, 2017

@MartinSparkie @JanelleMonae Women have been doing sex strikes for centuries….try again.

— #FINDOURGIRLS (@futuregynogee) April 11, 2017

I am cracking up at how many women are vetoing Janelle Monae's s/x strike against men. The D is too good, sorry ma.

— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) April 10, 2017

Janelle Monae tryna keep all the pussy to herself. She not low

— Heavy Weight Champ (@Melly2times) April 10, 2017

Feminists when they see Janelle Monae hotep pic.twitter.com/mkAkIalfxG

— . (@Flight_91) April 11, 2017

Janelle Monae was sarcastic when she said she was hotep lol. She just a feminist with some money and a tux.

— WIN PS4 FOR YOU! (@giveawayfolex) April 11, 2017

Janelle Monae is hotep
Now all my friends who love Janelle Monae and hate my monkey ass hotepness gotta eat dat…

Eat ittt…

— blkॐBUDDHA (@godlymC) April 11, 2017

Sometimes I forget J. Monae (and Erykah Badu) have that annoying hotep thing going on. pic.twitter.com/98b61tZlVr

— Chioma (@anyato__) April 11, 2017