Lily E. Hirsch

Can't Stop the Grrrls (eBook, ePUB)

Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"This is a convincing call to action." Publishers Weekly Words and labels can hurt us all. And for many female musicians, the wounds are everywhere. From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of double standards and toxic labels in the media and pop culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, slut, b*tch. These words hurt-the popular expression "sticks and stones" is wildly wrong. Lily Hirsch confronts the full range of this sexist labeling as well as the repercussions, concentrating on the experiences of Yoko Ono, Courtney Love, Britney Spears, FKA twigs, Taylor Swift, Kesha, Mariah Carey, and Ariana Grande, among many others. While men can make outrageous backstage demands, women like Carey are punished as "divas." A sign of supposed genius for men, "crazy" is a word of condemnation for many women-with legal ramifications in Spears' case. Hirsch dives into the world of these women, looking at their personal lives, relationships and breakups, music, media coverage, public reception, as well as the origins of these toxic labels and how they have caused serious damage. Can't Stop the Grrrls reveals the inner workings of misogyny and invites us to think about these remarkable women on their own terms-showing us how women have fought back too, sometimes reclaiming these words and their own stories through music.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538169070
• Artikelnr.: 66415682

Autorenporträt

Lily E. Hirsch is a writer, musician, and reformed academic (former professor at Cleveland State University). Her work has been featured in national publications such as Ms. Magazine, the Guardian, and the Washington Post, as well as humor sites like Slackjaw, Belladonna Comedy, and Frazzled. She is the author of eight previous books including Weird Al: Seriously and Can't Stop the Grrrls: Confronting Sexist Labels in Music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono. She lives with her kids, husband, and very old dog in Bakersfield, California.

Inhaltsangabe

Author Note
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1-They're Gonna Crucify Her
Chapter 2-"Yoko Oh No"
Chapter 3-"Yoko Love"
Chapter 4-Driving Britney Spears Crazy
Chapter 5-FKA twigs and the Twi-trolls
Chapter 6-Taylor Swift as a Modern Medusa
Chapter 7-Kesha Sebert v. Dr. Luke
Chapter 8- It's Mariah Carey, Dahhhling!
Chapter 9-Ariana Grande and the "Dangerous Woman"
Chapter 10-Taking Back Bitch
Racist, Sexist Words