shakira speaks spanish, english, italian, portugese, and is learning french. She is really intelligent and is investing her money into her barefoot foundation, which provides quality education and nutrition to children in impoverished countries. She is an amazing activist, artist, and women with an attentive eye towards social justice. I really admire her.
What you "stand for," Shaky, is having the THIRD BEST BUTT in the diva biz. Beyonce is number 2, and J-Lo is number 1. So shut up and enjoy the ride, backside babe.
there's a lot of haterz out there, but us her fans know who she is and thats all it matters.
She is doing MORE than enough in this world and many of us DO recognize and appreciate everything she is doing...You, who is talking about her what are you doing or have done to help better this world???
Regarding Katie Couric's Question about if Shakira worries about people thinking she may perfer to use sexuality over brains.
Shakira's intelligent and creative. She's also an entertainer, she's not vulgar or sluttly, she's sensual and sexy why would anyone be offended by that? Its who she is, its her form of expression. And its beautiful. That's what makes us all women and separates us from men. Use what you got girl and make it work!
oh my goodness! who has the time to come to a video and leave nearly 4 pages of comments? are those comments meant for another video????????????? (they seem political and there isnt anything political on this video)
Obama won't give any guarantees that they won't interfere or invade other countries and Ms Shakira is quite quiet . If "terrorist" groups in Colombia weren't mostly property of the same government, I'd have no trouble with those military bases, but this is all a joke. She's a coward in not pronouncing herself against it.
There are strikes against Uribe all over the world. USA has taken over the country, Colombia is not a sovereign nation anymore, it is a US military base nation in South America supposedly to fight drugs, but in reality they are close to Venezuela's oil and are a threat to the whole continent.
I bet she's an Uribe supporter.. you see what i mean? let me guess.. you don't because you read too much vanity fair! end of story, please don't respond to these message, you and me are like water and oil. Shakira, you are a brunnette, a latina, not a blonde! didn't you use to like philosophy and rock? and now you like pop and clothes? what's next? you'll like electronica and philanthropy! Oh snap, this is exactly happening now!
Oh wow, what a comeback. All you're doing is filling this with negativity for no reason. Just because you know about politics doesn't make you an expert in individuals... Don't act like you know Shakira when in fact you don't. I don't, I can live with that, so I won't say that she's SO amazing, blah blah blah. But who are you to judge? Freedom of speech or not, judging someone you don't even know is pathetic and plain wrong.
Don't take it personally, it's not against you, perhaps not even about Shakira the person, it's more about her attitude, this typical star a/o multimillionaire attitude. Don't you find philantropy disgusting? think about or at least about what i mean: It gives them this sort of sick and vane empowerment to give the "less fortunate ones" a couple of crumbs, whilst they can still bathe in money AND support fascist governments who impede people from having a more dignifying life. It's really sick.
OK with that I totally agree. But in my (probably unimportant) opinion, she really does care. She grew up in these conditions. She didn't just decide to wake up one day and become a philanthropist--leading to a chain of more philanthropists. No, she promised herself that when her first successful album came out, she would try to help her country. And she did. She started when she was 18 and has been active ever since. (To be continued...)
You're wrong. I am latinamerican. I know Shakira since I am 17 (I am 30). Even though I have never been a fan of hers, but kinda liked a couple of songs, i was in two of her concerts. I know where she comes from. She is from arab descent and her parents are quite rich, they own a gas station. She doesn't know what poverty is and of course she doesn't want to understand it, she only wants more of what she already had. I know this because everyone knows it and her bio was spread everywhere.
...Just because people are becoming aware of it now doesn't mean that it didn't play an important and genuine part of her life. She didn't only donate (small amounts of) money (like Madonna did)--look at her homepage and see what she's trying to promote. She's not the world's best thing either, but she's trying to do her part as best and honestly as she can. But yes, Jolie, Pitt, Madonna, and others pretending to be "philanthropists"--very hypocritical. It's not helpful.
Shakira could very really easily help people in her own country. Her government is one of the most repressive and assassin governments in the continent. She might care, but she cares more about her concience and freeing it from guilt by giving the kids a couple of dog crumbs, rubbing it away, and there she won her heaven. This is typical!
But also, Shakira WAS poor before. Not horribly poor, but her father did declare bankruptcy. Remember this? "Shakiras father took her to the park to see the orphans there, sniffing glue. I said to myself back then, one day Im going to help these kids when I become a famous artist." And she does this by providing education--not to help immediately, but in the long run.
Shakira has never been poor and I am not a fan to know every detail about her life, but this is something everyone knows from her own mouth back in the 90's, when she was known only in Latinamerica, nowhere else. However, it is still irrelevant. She makes big advertisement about her "help", "charity", "philantropy", proving that this is just another selling feature of hers. You shouldn't idealize her so much, she's really just like any other "star", or even worse
or even worse, because at least Jolie doesn't come from a third world country, where if you are rich it is because you are either a state leech, especially in Colombia. It does make her a worse person than any of them, because she knows exactly what her government does. The level of corruption and mass murder in Colombia is the highest in the continent. What will it help to give children education if you don't first help ensure their lives? Did I make myself clearer now?
She MUST counter her government or create an ONG to protect peoples from being thrown away from their lands, to protect human rights, to sue this murderous and criminal government of hers, but of course she wouldn't do something like that, she'd rather do it the same way anyone else does: not making her image look bad..what would the magazines say? omg
(*So hard to keep track of when we write comments*) I do know what you mean, I really do. It WOULD be damaging to her if she opposed the government, but hey, she is selfish in that respect. Her goals are less national, more emotional (I guess you can say). She isn't perfect, sure, but her achievements aren't horrible either. In my opinion it would be worse if she decided to neglect them completely. At least by giving children the right to learn she can work towards making Colombia better.
I ended my friendship with my best pal because she is exactly like that and she does care about the poor kids! She still doesn't move a finger to change the system to be a tiny BIT fairer for them. It's not enough to give them today a couple of things and what about tomorrow! they wills till be victims of a government who owns the country! they will still be victims of repression, of extreme exploitation and won't be able to get food for themselves. It's just a superficial way to help.
Well yes, totally. I do understand where you're coming from. But it's not like Shakira is donating money and forgetting about them. She (as well as many others) help build schools to promote education (because she believes it is the way to improve their situation and the future). She personally visits frequently to help. She doesn't forget them, or neglect them. It is also foolish to think she'll help everyone individually, she can only do so much.
OK, so I actually went to uni and have had an education, so there is no need to tell me that "it is foolish to think she'll help everyone individually", because that's virtually impossible. I'd call that naive, still not the case and not what i said. I said she can help a collectivity in the long run by doing other things. I wish you had an idea of where I am coming from and where I come from, then you'd understand. You see, as long as she doesn't oppose her government this will be a waste.
I never said YOU were foolish, just that it is foolish to think that. It just came with my whole monologue (it fit somehow LOL). Anyway, I don't idealize her (I'm a fan though, I admit). She does advertise her charity, but honestly, there really is no way to avoid it. That said, I don't know how she can be worse... worse would be donating money to countries (without helping any other way) instead of allowing their economy to flourish on their own (MADONNA!)....
I never said you said I was foolish, i said i found it unnecessary to say that, but it's ok if you just wanted to say it. I just find this kind of comment typical of certain kind of people who are defeatist when thinking about helping people. Anyways, this is all show, propaganda, selling features. I wish children sniffing glue were one of the major problems in Colombia, but you see, there are bigger problems that cause children to be so poor that they have to do that.
Yep, there are bigger problems. But it's not like it's up to Shakira to fix them. She does what she wishes really... it's up to more than just her to attack those problems. If promoting education is her thing, I think she's fighting a hell of a battle. She's doing a great job. But she also isn't a political expert. It'd be worse if she tried to interfere and came off as ignorant.
(Shakira WAS wealthy btw, but she WAS poor for some time--also mentioned in old interviews.) Opposing the government would be a huge risk (not just to her stardom *ahem* but to her own and family's safety). She doesn't want to make Colombia absolutely wonderful--it simply isn't her goal. She just wants to help the children that remind her of those who made an impression on her before. And she provides education (and food in school) to help.
No-one intends to make Colombia a "wonderful country", because this is again- one of these idealistic kitschig ideas that are impossible to realize. BUT you can surely help the system become a TINY BIT fairer with your vote and support. I doubt Shakira isn't an Uribe supporter. People who think charity is a solution are disgusting. I know of ex presidents who in the one hand did programs like this and then they ordered the police to "cleanse" the streets from poor children. Am i even clearer?
Yes, yes you are clear, and don't think I don't respect your view, which IS very factual. I wouldn't know if she's an Uribe supporter, I guess, but she has mentioned how the government isn't as effective as it should be. I don't think she's happy with whoever is running the country--or at least it's what I felt she meant. But hey, I would be more than glad to help and promote it. What options do we have?
I do understand your point and perhaps you are right, but I still refuse to give her credit for it, because they all do that and because they mostly do it for advertisement. To prove that she is different she would have to do something else. She needn't defy her government directly, but there are so many ONGs that help protect human rights and demand governments to respect them. It's good if she helps , but you can't really take it so seriously as long as she supports her government.
I've seen plenty of latin american artists demanding theirs respect. She's way too vane. I guess you can understand why I made this dissing comment in the first place now, but I am glad you understand my reasons to do it. I hope she proves me wrong someday. So far, I just don't buy this.
It is something typical from these stars, then again they never really help in changing the system, so that these children's parents don't need their crumbs and get a dignifying life!
Shakira is always the same like in the past but for sure she changes herself but not in a bad way of course. she is an adult now and she feels like one. she is so intellingent.
Me, jealous of a brainless fake blonde? No thanks, I like myself quite much, but i hate fake people. Everytime i see her i see a change in personality. Diametrically. You bet I don't envy that. I used to think she was gorgeous and cool, but 10 years ago when she seemed real. Now she's just one of those bimbos.
It's okay for you not to like her music now but it's another thing to call her all these stupid adjectives. She is still the person, the same personality and intelligence. You are obviously clueless and ignorant. She's the only celebrity who hasn't done scandals to be on tabloids or sell records. At least she offers something in this world and helps poor orphans to have access to education in her homeland with her own money.
Oh, OK. I'm an ignorant because I am "wrong" about an empty celebrity, who t hinks she rubs her concience off by throwing the poor children of latinamerica some dog crumbs. You're right, maybe I should educate myself, stop reading Dostoyevsky and Dawkins and start with Vogue Magazine and Hollywood.
BTW, Of course i am so ignorant in not knowing how she spends her money and how she sits on the toilet to take a dump! how dare me! and you know what? helping some children get education is quite alright, but it's not everything in the world! This "philantropy" is something done even by angelina jolie, a strong supporter of bush..
shakira speaks spanish, english, italian, portugese, and is learning french. She is really intelligent and is investing her money into her barefoot foundation, which provides quality education and nutrition to children in impoverished countries. She is an amazing activist, artist, and women with an attentive eye towards social justice. I really admire her.
treehuggerdude4 1 month ago
She is so intelligent
AvidMusicAnalyst 1 month ago
Shakira!!! well said.
VanessaCArthur 6 months ago
<3
camilomamertol1 7 months ago
provocative and sexy, yes....but I'm not a fan of her singing
TequilaAssassin4eva 11 months ago
YOU are so beautiful on the outside , even more on the inside as a person! Your intellectuality is an example for all of we women!
morninggirl100 1 year ago 4
she is sooo right, bravo, its woman like you that i absolutely love and i am inspired by.
shakehp 1 year ago 3
her vocabulary is a lot more broad than many divas....and its not even her first language.
infidel741 1 year ago 13
katie could use some lessons from shakira. YES, you CAN be hot and smart. u don't have to look like Ellen Degeneras, Katie Couric.
UrbanBarbie1 1 year ago
@UrbanBarbie1 Ellen is hot!!! What are you talking about??!! :P
tripodnano1990 1 year ago
Listening to Shakira's words I find them very inspiring and kind of poetic in a way
redheartedangel 1 year ago
What you "stand for," Shaky, is having the THIRD BEST BUTT in the diva biz. Beyonce is number 2, and J-Lo is number 1. So shut up and enjoy the ride, backside babe.
themredweirdoshow 1 year ago
fuckin commercials!
LA6616 1 year ago 23
I am so in love with her. she's amazing. so smart and sexy. she really is just her. I love it! she's such an inspiration!
mrsdurham122 1 year ago
lol 2:00
phira360 1 year ago
well said shakira!!!...
there's a lot of haterz out there, but us her fans know who she is and thats all it matters.
She is doing MORE than enough in this world and many of us DO recognize and appreciate everything she is doing...You, who is talking about her what are you doing or have done to help better this world???
Love you Shakira you're the best♥!!!
DeliCheli21 1 year ago 22
Regarding Katie Couric's Question about if Shakira worries about people thinking she may perfer to use sexuality over brains.
Shakira's intelligent and creative. She's also an entertainer, she's not vulgar or sluttly, she's sensual and sexy why would anyone be offended by that? Its who she is, its her form of expression. And its beautiful. That's what makes us all women and separates us from men. Use what you got girl and make it work!
QueLindaLV 1 year ago 3
oh my goodness! who has the time to come to a video and leave nearly 4 pages of comments? are those comments meant for another video????????????? (they seem political and there isnt anything political on this video)
sleepingsunrise 1 year ago
I love Shakira =)
dgrant625 2 years ago 2
Obama won't give any guarantees that they won't interfere or invade other countries and Ms Shakira is quite quiet . If "terrorist" groups in Colombia weren't mostly property of the same government, I'd have no trouble with those military bases, but this is all a joke. She's a coward in not pronouncing herself against it.
libertits 2 years ago
Yes, I guess she is a coward for not fighting against them--and as you say, I hope she can prove us wrong one day in that aspect. :D
silverfriends07 2 years ago
There are strikes against Uribe all over the world. USA has taken over the country, Colombia is not a sovereign nation anymore, it is a US military base nation in South America supposedly to fight drugs, but in reality they are close to Venezuela's oil and are a threat to the whole continent.
libertits 2 years ago
you can believe what she says or not...but you can't deny that by the way she answered that question alone shows she has intelligence in her.
silentthawk 2 years ago
I bet she's an Uribe supporter.. you see what i mean? let me guess.. you don't because you read too much vanity fair! end of story, please don't respond to these message, you and me are like water and oil. Shakira, you are a brunnette, a latina, not a blonde! didn't you use to like philosophy and rock? and now you like pop and clothes? what's next? you'll like electronica and philanthropy! Oh snap, this is exactly happening now!
libertits 2 years ago
My God you respond so much it's scary! LOL You're sure you don't like her? Then leave.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
I know! the truth is scary! I'd rather lol omg..
sorry to burst your bubble but, I do believe in freedom of speech, do you know what that is? So I don't "leave".
go shopping... or something..
libertits 2 years ago
Oh wow, what a comeback. All you're doing is filling this with negativity for no reason. Just because you know about politics doesn't make you an expert in individuals... Don't act like you know Shakira when in fact you don't. I don't, I can live with that, so I won't say that she's SO amazing, blah blah blah. But who are you to judge? Freedom of speech or not, judging someone you don't even know is pathetic and plain wrong.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
Don't take it personally, it's not against you, perhaps not even about Shakira the person, it's more about her attitude, this typical star a/o multimillionaire attitude. Don't you find philantropy disgusting? think about or at least about what i mean: It gives them this sort of sick and vane empowerment to give the "less fortunate ones" a couple of crumbs, whilst they can still bathe in money AND support fascist governments who impede people from having a more dignifying life. It's really sick.
libertits 2 years ago
OK with that I totally agree. But in my (probably unimportant) opinion, she really does care. She grew up in these conditions. She didn't just decide to wake up one day and become a philanthropist--leading to a chain of more philanthropists. No, she promised herself that when her first successful album came out, she would try to help her country. And she did. She started when she was 18 and has been active ever since. (To be continued...)
silverfriends07 2 years ago
You're wrong. I am latinamerican. I know Shakira since I am 17 (I am 30). Even though I have never been a fan of hers, but kinda liked a couple of songs, i was in two of her concerts. I know where she comes from. She is from arab descent and her parents are quite rich, they own a gas station. She doesn't know what poverty is and of course she doesn't want to understand it, she only wants more of what she already had. I know this because everyone knows it and her bio was spread everywhere.
libertits 2 years ago
...Just because people are becoming aware of it now doesn't mean that it didn't play an important and genuine part of her life. She didn't only donate (small amounts of) money (like Madonna did)--look at her homepage and see what she's trying to promote. She's not the world's best thing either, but she's trying to do her part as best and honestly as she can. But yes, Jolie, Pitt, Madonna, and others pretending to be "philanthropists"--very hypocritical. It's not helpful.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
Shakira could very really easily help people in her own country. Her government is one of the most repressive and assassin governments in the continent. She might care, but she cares more about her concience and freeing it from guilt by giving the kids a couple of dog crumbs, rubbing it away, and there she won her heaven. This is typical!
libertits 2 years ago
But also, Shakira WAS poor before. Not horribly poor, but her father did declare bankruptcy. Remember this? "Shakiras father took her to the park to see the orphans there, sniffing glue. I said to myself back then, one day Im going to help these kids when I become a famous artist." And she does this by providing education--not to help immediately, but in the long run.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
Shakira has never been poor and I am not a fan to know every detail about her life, but this is something everyone knows from her own mouth back in the 90's, when she was known only in Latinamerica, nowhere else. However, it is still irrelevant. She makes big advertisement about her "help", "charity", "philantropy", proving that this is just another selling feature of hers. You shouldn't idealize her so much, she's really just like any other "star", or even worse
libertits 2 years ago
or even worse, because at least Jolie doesn't come from a third world country, where if you are rich it is because you are either a state leech, especially in Colombia. It does make her a worse person than any of them, because she knows exactly what her government does. The level of corruption and mass murder in Colombia is the highest in the continent. What will it help to give children education if you don't first help ensure their lives? Did I make myself clearer now?
libertits 2 years ago
She MUST counter her government or create an ONG to protect peoples from being thrown away from their lands, to protect human rights, to sue this murderous and criminal government of hers, but of course she wouldn't do something like that, she'd rather do it the same way anyone else does: not making her image look bad..what would the magazines say? omg
libertits 2 years ago
(*So hard to keep track of when we write comments*) I do know what you mean, I really do. It WOULD be damaging to her if she opposed the government, but hey, she is selfish in that respect. Her goals are less national, more emotional (I guess you can say). She isn't perfect, sure, but her achievements aren't horrible either. In my opinion it would be worse if she decided to neglect them completely. At least by giving children the right to learn she can work towards making Colombia better.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
I ended my friendship with my best pal because she is exactly like that and she does care about the poor kids! She still doesn't move a finger to change the system to be a tiny BIT fairer for them. It's not enough to give them today a couple of things and what about tomorrow! they wills till be victims of a government who owns the country! they will still be victims of repression, of extreme exploitation and won't be able to get food for themselves. It's just a superficial way to help.
libertits 2 years ago
Well yes, totally. I do understand where you're coming from. But it's not like Shakira is donating money and forgetting about them. She (as well as many others) help build schools to promote education (because she believes it is the way to improve their situation and the future). She personally visits frequently to help. She doesn't forget them, or neglect them. It is also foolish to think she'll help everyone individually, she can only do so much.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
OK, so I actually went to uni and have had an education, so there is no need to tell me that "it is foolish to think she'll help everyone individually", because that's virtually impossible. I'd call that naive, still not the case and not what i said. I said she can help a collectivity in the long run by doing other things. I wish you had an idea of where I am coming from and where I come from, then you'd understand. You see, as long as she doesn't oppose her government this will be a waste.
libertits 2 years ago
I never said YOU were foolish, just that it is foolish to think that. It just came with my whole monologue (it fit somehow LOL). Anyway, I don't idealize her (I'm a fan though, I admit). She does advertise her charity, but honestly, there really is no way to avoid it. That said, I don't know how she can be worse... worse would be donating money to countries (without helping any other way) instead of allowing their economy to flourish on their own (MADONNA!)....
silverfriends07 2 years ago
I never said you said I was foolish, i said i found it unnecessary to say that, but it's ok if you just wanted to say it. I just find this kind of comment typical of certain kind of people who are defeatist when thinking about helping people. Anyways, this is all show, propaganda, selling features. I wish children sniffing glue were one of the major problems in Colombia, but you see, there are bigger problems that cause children to be so poor that they have to do that.
libertits 2 years ago
Yep, there are bigger problems. But it's not like it's up to Shakira to fix them. She does what she wishes really... it's up to more than just her to attack those problems. If promoting education is her thing, I think she's fighting a hell of a battle. She's doing a great job. But she also isn't a political expert. It'd be worse if she tried to interfere and came off as ignorant.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
(Shakira WAS wealthy btw, but she WAS poor for some time--also mentioned in old interviews.) Opposing the government would be a huge risk (not just to her stardom *ahem* but to her own and family's safety). She doesn't want to make Colombia absolutely wonderful--it simply isn't her goal. She just wants to help the children that remind her of those who made an impression on her before. And she provides education (and food in school) to help.
silverfriends07 2 years ago
No-one intends to make Colombia a "wonderful country", because this is again- one of these idealistic kitschig ideas that are impossible to realize. BUT you can surely help the system become a TINY BIT fairer with your vote and support. I doubt Shakira isn't an Uribe supporter. People who think charity is a solution are disgusting. I know of ex presidents who in the one hand did programs like this and then they ordered the police to "cleanse" the streets from poor children. Am i even clearer?
libertits 2 years ago
Oh God comment limit exceeded! lol
Yes, yes you are clear, and don't think I don't respect your view, which IS very factual. I wouldn't know if she's an Uribe supporter, I guess, but she has mentioned how the government isn't as effective as it should be. I don't think she's happy with whoever is running the country--or at least it's what I felt she meant. But hey, I would be more than glad to help and promote it. What options do we have?
silverfriends07 2 years ago
I do understand your point and perhaps you are right, but I still refuse to give her credit for it, because they all do that and because they mostly do it for advertisement. To prove that she is different she would have to do something else. She needn't defy her government directly, but there are so many ONGs that help protect human rights and demand governments to respect them. It's good if she helps , but you can't really take it so seriously as long as she supports her government.
libertits 2 years ago
I've seen plenty of latin american artists demanding theirs respect. She's way too vane. I guess you can understand why I made this dissing comment in the first place now, but I am glad you understand my reasons to do it. I hope she proves me wrong someday. So far, I just don't buy this.
libertits 2 years ago
It is something typical from these stars, then again they never really help in changing the system, so that these children's parents don't need their crumbs and get a dignifying life!
libertits 2 years ago
Shakira is always the same like in the past but for sure she changes herself but not in a bad way of course. she is an adult now and she feels like one. she is so intellingent.
ShakiraColombia4Ever 2 years ago
I know what you stand for:
S tupid
H ypocritical
A nnoying
k nucklehead
I gnorant
R ridiculous, wannabe, phony, personalityless
A wench, you are
libertits 2 years ago
are you jealous of shakira? stupid
judarojas 2 years ago
Me, jealous of a brainless fake blonde? No thanks, I like myself quite much, but i hate fake people. Everytime i see her i see a change in personality. Diametrically. You bet I don't envy that. I used to think she was gorgeous and cool, but 10 years ago when she seemed real. Now she's just one of those bimbos.
libertits 2 years ago
It's okay for you not to like her music now but it's another thing to call her all these stupid adjectives. She is still the person, the same personality and intelligence. You are obviously clueless and ignorant. She's the only celebrity who hasn't done scandals to be on tabloids or sell records. At least she offers something in this world and helps poor orphans to have access to education in her homeland with her own money.
mariashaki89 2 years ago
Oh, OK. I'm an ignorant because I am "wrong" about an empty celebrity, who t hinks she rubs her concience off by throwing the poor children of latinamerica some dog crumbs. You're right, maybe I should educate myself, stop reading Dostoyevsky and Dawkins and start with Vogue Magazine and Hollywood.
libertits 2 years ago
BTW, Of course i am so ignorant in not knowing how she spends her money and how she sits on the toilet to take a dump! how dare me! and you know what? helping some children get education is quite alright, but it's not everything in the world! This "philantropy" is something done even by angelina jolie, a strong supporter of bush..
libertits 2 years ago