Continuing our discussion of the 1990s 3rd wave riot grrrl movement, let's research the movement further while also analyzing strong, positive female role models in the music industry. Feel free to share any example and support your ideas, reflecting upon how this particular figure is a positive female figure, opening doors for female artists everywhere. Who are the female figures who have broken free from the hackneyed gender tropes we've come to expect in music/art?
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, better known as Adele, is not the typical supermodel type singer that we usually see in the music industry right now. She topped the charts in multiple countries and multiple times. People usually view entertainers as the skinny type, such as Miley Cyrus and Rihanna. Adele was flamed and harassed because she did not fit the role and body type. Eventually she has pushed her way through the music genre and made a name for herself.
ReplyDeleteAlthough this seems quite ironic, Miley Cyrus views herself as one of the biggest feminist. While many people would disagree because of her latest actions, especially her twerking, I would agree with this. Miley has rejected the trope of the sexy female artist by cutting her hair, not caring that she does not have outrageous curves, and accepting her body. When asked, Cyrus always claims that she wants to promote gender equality: “No-one minds if a man goes topless on the beach”, she said, adding: “So why can’t we?”. Her new music video is the prime example of what she considers herself lashing out against society's expectations: she is laying in bed in her underwear. While I wouldn’t say her music is feminist, it seems that some of her arguments as to how she is a feminist are indeed valid.
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