 The lyrics of the song were criticized with BBC 's Nick Reynolds saying that although the group " reinvent [ ed ] themselves as domestic goddesses for some lucky man " , the song was neither convincing nor good . He further opined " I thought they were supposed to be independent women ? ! " juxtaposing it with the group 's earlier song " Independent Women " ( 2000 ) . Jenny <unk> of Rolling Stone echoed his statements , writing " Jerkins should hang his head in shame for having a hand in the <unk> ' Cater 2 U , ' a saccharine tune about how low Knowles , Rowland and Williams will <unk> to prove their devotion to their man ... Since when did these independent women become so <unk> ? " . Sean <unk> of Pitchfork Media also stated that " their swan song of sorts ... completely <unk> the <unk> <unk> most of their greatest jams provided " . He further described the production as " <unk> and slight " , the chorus as " limp " and the song <unk> as " a Prince mock @-@ up of the worst kind " . <unk> <unk> of the same website offered similar criticism : " [ The song ] reneged on everything early DC stood for in a parade of kept @-@ <unk> pleas " . Alex <unk> of <unk> Magazine dismissed the <unk> of the lyrics classifying " Cater 2 U " as a " <unk> " song . Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph panned it as " <unk> inducing , with lots of sensuous moaning " . Barbara Ellen of The Observer wrote , " I thought this was the kind of song bands recorded by mistake then hid <unk> in the attic " . 
