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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:

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.

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