Janelle Monáe Flashes Entire Crowd as Knives 2 Actress Leaves Fans Awestruck With Extremely Revealing Stunts in Recent Months
Janelle Monáe, a non-binary singer and actress who starred in Knives Out 2, recently made an appearance at the 2023 Essence Festival in New Orleans on Friday and delighted the crowd with a performance.
The singer entered the stage wearing a matching hat, shorts, and a bikini top with a black and white geometric pattern. Fans were reminded of the musician-actress’ music from The Age of Pleasure, which she describes as an album that features her more in touch with her sexuality, by her performance at the festival.
Janelle Monáe flashes the 2023 Essence Festival audience
At the 2023 Essence Festival held in New Orleans, musician and actress Janelle Monáe appeared to perform her hit songs over the years, including her 2015 Jidenna collaboration Yoga. The lyrics to the song have a line that reads, “You cannot police me, so get off my areola,” which has now reportedly become her signature lyrics.
The singer, during a particular portion of the song, lifted the right side of her bikini top and flashed at the audience with her breast, which had her nipple, covered with a pink sticker. This act of ‘liberation’ from Monáe not only surprised the fans but also stirred them up throughout the festival.
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However, this is not the first time she flashed her breasts back in May, the actress’ video of showing off her breasts during a live performance went viral. She also posed topless for the cover of Rolling Stone for the June 2023 edition and mentioned that she is happy when her t****es are out and she can run free.
Monáe said at the time, “Even when I was really, really wearing only suits, I was either in a suit or you would find me at my own parties naked. There was no in-between.” Some people cheered the singer and clapped at her act for a sense of liberation.
Janelle Monáe talks about The Age of Pleasure
The non-binary musician in her latest album, The Age of Pleasure, delves deep inside of her and says that she is not the same person. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, she said, “There was a time when I didn’t feel safe talking about my sexuality, sure. I think anybody who is coming into their, you know, self-discovery, because of the country we live in, the prejudice, the oppression that queer folks have to deal with, where you don’t feel safe. Sometimes you may have conservative parents that you feel will abandon you. For whatever reason, I – like most of us – have had moments where I didn’t feel comfortable.”
On being asked if she finds it difficult to talk about it now, the singer said that she is one of the most vocal, loud, and proud pansexual, queer, non-binary, black folk who has the platform and she feels that she has said a lot. She added,
“I know there are a lot of people who may be uncomfortable with it, who don’t have to feel rushed or forced into talking about something that is private for most folks. There is no right or wrong way to talk about being in the LGBTQI+ community. As long as it’s with love, it’s fine.”
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Janelle Monáe on prioritizing enjoyment
The non-binary singer, when in conversation with Rolling Stone, mentioned that she finds it beautiful that she has titled her album The Age of Pleasure because it recenters her adding that it is not just an album anymore, but it has changed her whole lifestyle.
The actress who came out as pansexual in 2018 and non-binary last year shared that the album is inspired by all of her friends from South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Atlanta, L.A., Chicago, etc., adding that she wanted things to feel so true to their life.
Monáe added, “I used to consider myself a futurist. I know what that means, to obsess about the next thing. A present tourist is what I’m calling myself right now. I’m actively focusing on being present.” She also touched upon the topic of being a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and said that she has dedicated her life to fighting for the protection of them and other marginalized groups.
They added, “Not only does that affect just Black and Brown and all of us in that community, but Black folks not being able to talk about Black History. You know, critical race theory is being banned. You can’t talk about certain books that are uplifting for us”. She lastly mentioned that not talking about history, American History, will only lead to a horrible future pointing that how can one correct the mistakes of the past when they are simply trying to erase them.
The Age of Pleasure is out now.
Source: Page Six
