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Janelle Monae's new 'pussypants' video is the stuff of queer feminist dreams


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It's been months since Janelle Monae released her subtly queer masterpiece, "Make Me Feel," and I'm still just at the beginning stages of my recovery period.

Unfortunately — or maybe fortunately — there's no time to heal. On Tuesday, the artist released her latest music video, "Pynk." It's thick with queer innuendo and feminist iconography. Evidence A: The giant "pussypants" she and her fellow dancers wears throughout. Evidence B: The guest appearance of Tessa Thompson, rumored to be Monae's partner, who actually busts out of her enormous pink vagina pants.

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