Outspoken feminist Germaine Greer launches a foul-mouthed rant at Beyoncé and scantily-clad athletes
OUTSPOKEN feminist Germaine Greer has launched a foul-mouthed rant at Beyoncé over her racy on-stage gear.
The 79-year-old Aussie author — who also blasted “virtually naked” sportswomen — says she is sick of seeing female performers wearing skimpy clothes.
And she singled out Beyoncé, 36, who had a hit with Bootylicious as part of Destiny’s Child, for particularly harsh criticism.
She said: “Someone like Beyonce who I think is a fantastic musician, a beautiful voice as true as a bell.
"Umm, why has she always got to be f***ing naked and have her t**s hanging out? Why?
“I’m not saying you have to keep your clothes on but why is sexual display part of the job? I might as well ask that question to a barmaid who says she doesn’t get any tips if she doesn’t show cleavage.”
Germaine, author of bestselling feminism book The Female Eunuch, also laid into female sports stars for showing off too much of their bodies.
She said: “Why do women athletes have to be naked? I watched bloody figure-skating and the woman is virtually naked. She has got a few wisps of cloth and the man is in evening dress. You think nakedness is usually a sign of submission, it’s a sign of inequality.”
She made the comments as part of a new BBC2 documentary looking back at her life — which features images of herself nude and exposing her rear.
The film, which airs tomorrow night, is titled Germaine Bloody Greer and sees the feminist discuss current issues and reflect on archive photos.
In it she also dismisses the #MeToo and Time’s Up movement as “b*****ks” and criticises female stars for their outfits at the Golden Globes — where they wore black in solidarity.
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She said: “Even the women at the Golden Globes demonstration had their t**s hanging out.”
Germaine insisted her own nude photo was “revolutionary” and a “disruptive gesture”.
She recently faced controversy after claiming many incidents of rape are “bad sex” rather than criminal acts.
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