From mocking Britney Spears’s mental health to slut-shaming Christina Aguilera and Paris Hilton, Pink isn’t exactly the feminist icon she’s often made out to be.
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Kevin Mazur / Getty Images Sharing her excitement for her upcoming venture, the 46-year-old star said: “I’ve played stadiums and danced on the side of buildings, but stepping in to guest host for my girl Kelly Clarkson is a brand new feat. Let’s celebrate women, joy, resilience, and whatever else comes our way.” { "id": 140254623, "buzz_id": 8037025, "index": 2 } Dia Dipasupil / Getty Images And while Pink does undeniably have a reputation for being one of the faces of feminism in the music industry, every so often, people point out that she has arguably built her entire career on tearing down other women. { "id": 140254625, "buzz_id": 8037025, "index": 3 } Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images In fact, the star has been branded “the original pick me” in recent years, with it not going unnoticed that her particular brand of feminism is seemingly rooted in being “not like other girls.” { "id": 140254631, "buzz_id": 8037025, "index": 4 } Gregory Bojorquez / Getty Images Pink’s history of dunking on other women actually stems all the way back to her very first award show performance, which was at the 2001 AMAs. The performance started with different cliques of women discussing men, makeup, and materialistic things like wanting to find a “rich husband.” It then cut to three women who were dressed like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Jessica Simpson giggling and posing together before one asks: “How can I be more hardcore?” { "id": 140254633, "buzz_id": 8037025, "index": 5 } ABC / Via youtube.com Pink — notably dressed in a white pantsuit and trilby — then launched into her song “Most Girls,” which is literally about her being different from other women and includes the lyrics: “I'm not every girl, and I don't need that world to validate me.” { "id": 140254643, "buzz_id": 8037025, "index": 6 } ABC / Via youtube.com You can watch the full performance here.
“But the whole thing hurt my feelings. I felt like: ‘I thought you liked me. You sent me flowers,’” Britney went on.
“I’m so glad that I'll never fit in/ That will never be me,” she later adds. “Outcasts and girls with ambition / That's what I wanna see.”
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