Xposure/AKM-GSIYou know what, maybe Ariana Grande's got one less big problem after all!
The "Love Me Harder" singer is no stranger to dealing with headlines about her relationship status. Just look at all of the attention she received after breaking up with Big Sean. There's also the rumors that she has a fling with One Direction's Niall Horan. Not true, folks!
But in an inspiring new essay shared on Twitter Sunday morning, the 21-year-old is speaking out and showing her support for female rights and girl power.
"What I meant when I said what I said about not being [Big] Sean's ex is that I am tired of living in a world where women are mostly referred to as a man's past, present or future PROPERTY/POSSESSION," she wrote. "I…do not. Belong. To anyone. But myself. And neither do you."
She added, "I have clearly not been having the boy questions in my interviews lately because I have come to the realization that I have SO. MUCH. MORE. to talk about."
And that she does! In her lengthy post, Grande points to feminism icon Gloria Steinem's 1969 article titled "After Black Power, Women's Liberation." Forty six years later after the post, the singer believes we still have a lot of work to do.
"If a woman has a lot of sex (or any sex for that matter)…she's a ‘slut.' If a man has sex…HE'S. A. STUD. A BOSSSSS. A King," she explained. "If a woman even TALKS about sex openly…she is shamed! But if a man talks or RAPS freely about all the women he's had…he is regaled."
So why is Grande writing about this now? For one, she wants fans to know they are "more than enough on their own." She also hopes her followers will realize that being single can still lead to a happy life.
"I'm saying this after literally 7 years of feeling like I constantly had to have a boy by my side. After being on my own now for a few months, I am realizing that that's just not the case," she explained. "I have never felt more present, grounded and satisfied."
She added, "I've never laughed harder or had more fun or enjoyed my life more."