'It's totally sexist, misogynistic': Alicia Keys reveals she's BANNED her sons from watching Disney classic Snow White... as she poses makeup-free for new magazine spread
While a large number of children - and adults alike - may cite Snow White as one of their favourite movies, Alicia Keys has banned the Disney classic from her home.
The 35-year-old singer, who has two sons - Eygpt, six, and Genesis, 10 months - with her husband Swizz Beatz, has branded the cartoon 'sexist' and misogynistic'.
In a new interview with The EDIT, she said: 'They say that every child learns from their mother – it’s ingrained from babyhood. Have you watched Snow White lately? I get real funky about the classics; I don’t like [my sons] watching it.
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Banned: Alicia Keys has revealed to The EDIT that she has banned her sons from watching Snow White, because she finds the Disney classic 'sexist' and 'misogynistic'
'It’s totally sexist, misogynistic – she’s cleaning for seven dwarfs. There’s nothing wrong with a woman who chooses to stay at home with her family, it’s a hard-ass job, but it’s the way it’s spoken about.'
During her interview for Net-A-Porter's weekly digital magazine, the multi-Grammy Award winner also spoke about how motherhood has changed her outlook.
'I’m in this new place,' she said. 'It’s growth, time, living, feeling and just…being more. Once I became a mother I knew I was strong, but not ready to do what I’m doing now.'
Empire State Of Mind: The singer made the revelation as she posed for a fashionable - and makeup-free shoot - with Net-A-Porter's weekly digital magazine on the streets of New York
Posing for the magazine's cover - shot by Quentin De Briey - in a plunging black dress, the star displayed her natural beauty as she continued her efforts to go makeup-free.
Explaining her decision to ditch makeup, she said: 'When you’re first figuring yourself out, you care so much about what people think of you… It’s the worst time.
'You become introverted and weird because you’re second-guessing yourself; you want to be everything that other people want you to be.
Doting mother: The singing superstar has two sons - Egypt, six, and 10-month-old Genesis
'Then you become cloaked in this societal bull**** that’s plonked in your lap and you spend the rest of your time digging yourself out. And that’s my conclusion for life.'
However, while she's chosen to forgo cosmetics, the singer revealed that she still enjoys getting pampered.
'I love me a massage and I do deserve it,' she said. 'I also love meditation, which I got deeply into this past year – it’s changed how I relate to people and music and my kids.'
Hubby: The Grammy-winning singer has been married to producer Swizz Beatz since 2010
With much of her time dedicated to being a mother, wife and artist, the stunning New Yorker has also found that she's developed a stronger relationship with herself.
'I constantly ask myself if what I’m doing is for me or for someone else,' she explained. 'You can convince yourself something is good for you, but is it really?
'So I ask, are you doing this for you, or because you feel like it’s the right thing for you? Lately, I’ve been exploring my relationship with myself. It’s tripping me out!'
She also touched on her new musical departure, telling the magazine: 'If I had to attribute it to anything, I’d say that it’s taking more time to listen to myself.
Out now: The latest issue of The EDIT is online at www.net-a-porter.com
'I never did that before and I think it’s opened up a new space in me… Aggressive bad ass, unafraid, uninhibited, calling it as I see it… And not whatever else I used to be.'
Of her anticipated new album Here, she said: 'I feel like there’s this raw, honest conversation attached to the album that people are going to relate to.
'I think it’s going to give them something they didn’t know was missing. It’s an important album for me.'
To read the full interview with Alicia Keys go to The EDIT at www.net-a-porter.com/magazine/375 or download The EDIT’s free app.
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