Stop what you're doing and watch this feminist 'Wannabe' remake
This is better than any Spice Girl reunion could ever be.
20 years from its debut, the song that started a Girl Power revolution in the '90s got a new lease of life this week with an even more defined goal thanks to Global Goals and Project Everyone, and the original Spice Girls were on hand to show their support.
20 years on - Girl Power being used to empower a new generation. So proud of @TheGlobalGoals #WhatIReallyReallyWant https://t.co/mZx8QePJQE
— Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) July 5, 2016
"I think this film is a wonderful idea," VB told the Guardian. "How fabulous it is that after 20 years the legacy of the Spice Girls' girl power is being used to encourage and empower a whole new generation?"
Other Spices chipped in with their support of the video too.
Flattered and honoured that our crazy song is being used so beautifully @theglobalgoals #WhatIReallyReallyWant https://t.co/WwZqHdiVSk
— Melanie C (@MelanieCmusic) July 5, 2016
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#girlpowerhttps://t.co/aoQQBUw7e5@TheGlobalGoals always supporting ??
— Emma Bunton (@EmmaBunton) July 5, 2016
Beckham also posted a hand-written note to show what she really really wants for women in the 21st century; an end to girls dying of HIV (which is theleading cause of death amongst women aged 15 to 44 in the entire world).
#WhatIReallyReallyWant is no more girls dying of HIV @TheGlobalGoals X vb pic.twitter.com/mFza6cHyBx
— Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham) July 5, 2016
"This is about modern day girl power," said the videos director MJ Delaney. "The Spice Girls were about a group of different women joining together and being stronger through that bond. These differences are what we want to celebrate in this film, while showing there are some universal things that all girls, everywhere, really, really want."
Via The Guardian