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Janelle Monae Slams Twitter

with the best comeback ever

by Ben Barna

It's our own personal rule to always ignore Twitter trolls. But, if you're going to engage with them, take a lesson from Janelle Monáe: The psych-soul singer was recently criticized by some random basement dweller for wearing her trademark suits and apparently not fitting the "sexy" mold of a female pop singer circa 2015. "Girl stop being so soulful and be sexy," the user @mellow_saa wrote. "Tired of those dumbass suits..you fine but u too damn soulful man."

Before we go any further, let's acknowledge that the person who wrote that message has a small brain, and by responding to him Monáe is giving him the exact attention he craves. Having said that, her response couldn't be more perfect. 

Then, in a somewhat unexpected turn of events, Monáe dropped a video for her latest single, "Yoga," in which she trades her suit and bowtie for crop tops and yoga pants, and her soulful sound for a more traditional, club-ready banger. But even though she happens to be doing what the troll suggested, that coincidence does not undermine the major message behind the video, and her work in general: She is sexy on her own terms, for herself.