In an interview with Pride Source, Lennox weighed in on her own history as a feminist activist and what she thinks of Beyonc�'s take on the movement. The conversation then turned to Beyonc� and her declaration on the MTV VMAs as a feminist. "I would call that 'feminist lite.' L-I-T-E. I'm sorry," Lennox said.

"It's tokenistic to me. I mean, I think she's a phenomenal artist - I just love her performances - but I'd like to sit down (with her). I think I'd like to sit down with quite a few artists and talk to them. I'd like to listen to them; I'd like to hear what they truly think."

Lennox characterizes Beyonc�'s combination of sexuality, or selling sex, with the word feminism as a "cheap shot" and says "I have issues with it."