Tag Archives: Music
Russia’s Pussy Riot on trial today, face 7 years in jail for performing a punk song
TweetThe trial of members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot began today. In February, the band performed the song ”Mother of God, Cast Putin Out” in Moscow’s Christ the Saviour Cathedral to protest the Russian Orthodox Church’s support for Putin. Maria Alyokhina, 24, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 29, were all arrested in March. They have [...]
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Nicki Minaj on sexism in the music industry
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetNicki Minaj gives us some straight talk about double standards in the music industry. There is a lot of room for feminist critique around Nicki Minaj’s creative, visual or verbal choices–but I lay off intense scrutiny because she is the only woman in popular hip-hop. That doesn’t mean those critiques aren’t valid, or I don’t [...]
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Why “I’ll Make Love To You” makes me miss the 90s
Originally posted in Feministing
Tweet I was ten when this song came out. I remember it clearly, and how even at that age such a sexual song seeped into our elementary school lives. I still know all of the lyrics, basically by heart, and am compelled to belt out to it every time it happens to play (aka every [...]
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Beyonce’s “Run the World” (Not So Much)
Originally posted in Feministing
TweetWhile the Feministing crew has been discussing exactly how to approach the new Beyonce track and music video on Feministing (livechat? blog series? feminist interpretive dance video?), we came across this awesome woman and are a wee obsessed — and not just because she gives us a shout out at the end. Check it. h/t [...]
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Legitimate rape, the song