Ariana defends herself against 'diva' accusations
18 May, 2020
Ariana Grande is setting the record straight about her perceived image in the eyes of social media.
The 26-year-old pop and R&B superstar spoke candidly with Apple Music's Zane Lowe on Wednesday and exposed about her decision to step from the spotlight by refusing to do interviews for a period of time.
"I stopped doing interviews for an extremely long time because I felt like whenever I'd get into a posture where somebody would make an effort to say something for clickbait or twist my words or blah, blah, blah, I'd defend myself. And, people would be like, 'Oh, she's a diva,'" she explained. "I was like, 'This doesn't make any sense.'"
The "7 Rings" songstress told Lowe that she felt a lot of her remarks through the entire years have already been misconstrued to an extent and took umbrage with the idea that she didn't start to see the same criticism fond of men that she had received for simply voicing her "opinion about something."
"It always was before manipulated and converted into this negative thing, whereas I don't see that with men," she said. "It's like when men express their opinions or defend themselves or are directing something and making notes on something, they're brilliant. And they are genius at it."
"And yet, it's just so not similar thing with women, which I hope we can focus on fixing," she continued. "And of course that isn't always the case. It isn't always that way. Nonetheless it does make... you intend to quiet down a bit."
"I think there's this thing where we'll hear something, or be, 'Oh, she said this.' And it certainly sits with you. And you feel like, 'Oh wow. Should I not express myself anymore? MUST I not have this fight that I wish to have anymore? MUST I just say, OK, and allow it be?'" Grande said.
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