People often times do not take into consideration the lyrics of the music they are listening to. To a lot of people it is just a catchy beat, jam to it, and share it with friends. But just what exactly are we really sharing with our friends?
After I began digging up some of these lyrics, and seeing how degrading they really are, I was determined to find something empowering to women. There is actually quite a list of feminist music artists out there. I was even more pleased to find out that I’ve heard of a few of them before. Most people automatically assume, when they hear feminist music, they are going to hear about bra burning, and hairy legs. This isn’t necessarily true, I did find one song called Armpit Hair by Alix Olson, but the rest of what I have found is more geared towards being a strong woman.
Here’s a small list:
Ani DiFranco
Indigo Girls
Melissa Ferrick
Dar Williams
Joan Jett
Pat Benatar
Tori Amos
Catie Curtis
Patty Larkin
Cheryl Wheeler
Lori McKenna
Kris Delmhorst
Jess Klein
As I said. This is just a small list of the more mainstream feminist artists. There are many more, and even more up and comers that haven’t made it into the spot light quite yet. Finding all these names and listening to the music made me feel much better about the music industry. Unfortunately we still have a long way to go, because these names are not nearly as popular as The Rolling Stones and Eminem.
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