The power of femininity was all up and through Janelle Monáe's new "PYNK" video, and so many folks were here for it. Those vagina pants were the video's breakout image, and women heralded them as a source of strength and power.

On social media, the conversation surrounding sex identity, gender identity and femininity in the video eventually circled over into intersectionality. What about the women who don't have vaginas? What about trans women? Are they any less a part of the feminine power movement? 

When we say Black Lives Matter or Black Girls Are Magic, that means every type of black life … and every type of black girl. Tessa Thompson, who reunited with Monáe in the video, heard the concerns and did what we always ask of allies: vowed to listen:

Thompson retweeted our initial news article and stated, "to all the black girls that need a monologue that don’t have Vaginas, I’m listening."

It was certainly a step in the right direction, and Twitter fans made sure to acknowledge the statement as such:

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