[00:00.81]This Is Not a Feminist Song [00:04.11]Saturday Night Live Cast,Ariana Grande [00:06.34]The world it needs and anthem, [00:08.79]For all of womankind [00:11.24]A song to fight, a song to write, [00:13.79]the wrongs of all of time. [00:16.14]So we put pen to paper [00:18.43]and wrote all through the night. [00:21.03]A gorgeous ode to feminism well within our sights. [00:25.92]But this is pretty nuanced stuff [00:28.53]and putting it all in one song was tough. [00:32.83]And that’s why this is not a feminist song, [00:35.93]we tried real hard but it took too long. [00:38.38]This is not a feminist song, [00:40.76]cause we were scared we would do it wrong. [00:43.26]We know women meed an anthem, [00:45.72]a song to call their own, [00:48.07]but we didn’t write that anthem, [00:50.34]we went home. [00:53.21]Every woman has a struggle [00:55.57]and every struggle’s real. [00:57.96]But just try and write a song that captures every woman’s deal. [01:02.82]So instead of writing lyrics, [01:05.18]here’s a us running in the sand. [01:07.77]And here’s a bunch of lens flares [01:10.32]and an old woman’s hands. [01:13.17]Not to call a woman old or [01:15.61]judge a woman’s hands. [01:17.91]We know a woman shouldn’t be [01:20.53]reduced to just her hands. [01:22.88]We stepped right into that trap, [01:25.38]it’s so hard to navigate this crap. [01:29.60]And that’s why this is not a feminist song, [01:32.75]so technically it can’t be wrong. [01:35.29]This is not a feminist song [01:37.76]I feel like we’ve been singing so long. [01:40.16]Our ancestors,they fought for us [01:42.50]so they deserve a song [01:44.91]but this is not that song so move along. [01:50.10]Now here’s some powerful footage for a song we didn’t write. [01:54.66]It’s Malala, Maya Angelou, and Madeline Albright. [01:57.44]And R.B.G. she taught me that women can be strong, [02:04.86]and that women have the right to choose [02:07.42]to bail on this whole song [02:09.89](oh yeah.) [02:11.77]And that’s why this is not a feminist song, [02:14.92]we’re just women singing a song. [02:17.37]But doesn’t that make it a feminist song? [02:19.78]I guess this was feminist all along! [02:22.23]This is a feminist song! Tweet it,hashtag“feministsong”! [02:27.30](Where are the men in this feminist song?) [02:29.75]An excellent point,now move along! [02:32.16]Cause now it’s time for you at home [02:34.57]to weigh in on this song [02:36.92]and tell us if we handled it all wrong. [02:41.88]This tough and tricky landmine of a song. [02:46.80]