It isn’t often that I find myself inspired by an awards show. It isn’t often that I actually watch an awards show, but I have a roommate, so tonight, by default, I found myself on a couch with the Grammys.

To my surprise I found my passion for redefining gender reignited by a  Beyonce performance  of “If I were a boy”.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzv-nOfm7hc

Beyonce exposes the “armor” of male gender identity in her male dancers, while simultaneously using that armor to represent the strength of women in her own costume, dancing, and the bravado of her voice.

The lyrics expose the nature of male privilege, while the performance inspired a strong feminine character in the midst of our culture’s character of emotionless masculinity.

Thank you Beyonce for reminding us of the reality of the gender gap, while simultaneously giving us hope to subvert it with strength and beauty.

“I’d listen to her cause I know how it hurts, when you lose the one you wanted cause he’s taking you for granted and everything you had got destroyed”.