Allow This Feminist Anthem To Sum Up The BS Women Deal With Every Day
Jenavieve Hatch
Anna Wise, the Grammy Award-winning Kendrick Lamar collaborator, released a song and video for her newest single, "BitchSlut," on Monday.
The dance-worthy song and upbeat video perfectly convey her ruthlessly honest words about the double standards women regularly face.
Wise's song opens with powerful (and entirely accurate) lyrics that clearly gets the message across of how sometimes it seems like women just can't win:
"So they're calling you a bitch, calling you a slut, cuz you dressed up, cuz you dressed down, cuz you said no, cuz you slept around..."
The song is a much-needed and incredibly gratifying rundown of the slut-shaming and sexist culture many women have to live in.
Here's to hoping this will be the catchy summer party jam of 2016.
Taking the same path as Lily Rose Cooper, Beyoncé was derided by female critics when she announced she would be touring under her married name, Mrs Carter. But the star, who has made a name for herself singing about female empowerment, insists she is not compromising her feminist sensibilities. She told Vogue in a recent interview: "I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman," she said. "I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept." She defended her decision to pay homage to her husband, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z): "I feel like Mrs Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I've ever been. "It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, 'OK, this is what you were born to do'. The purpose of my body became completely different."
The Populists: Lena Dunham
... And Caitlin Moran's view seems to be part of a growing global ideology. Over on the other side of the pond, rising star, Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO series, 'Girls' said: “Do you believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same jobs? Do you believe that women should be allowed to leave the house? Do you think that women and men both deserve equal rights? Great, then you’re a feminist.”
The Populists: Bridget Christie
For stand-up comedian, Bridget Christie, “feminism is really simple: everyone is affected by it, it’s not some academic subject – it’s just about equality for every woman in the world.” Christie's aim is to make feminism accessible by making it funny. Her Radio 4 comedy series, 'Bridget Christie Minds The Gap', offers her very personal take on modern feminism using humour and anecdotes to put the subject in context with everyday life.
The Populists: Caitlin Moran
When it comes to feminist theorists, she may not have the academic credentials of Simone De Beauvoir and Germaine Greer but today’s poster girl for British feminism, Caitlin Moran, has undoubtedly reawakened the feminist agenda and made it accessible to everywoman (and every man). For Moran, feminism is about a common belief in gender equality – and if you believe in that you can wear your feminist badge with pride. She told the New York Times magazine in an interview, “When I talk to girls, they go, ‘I’m not a feminist,’ And I say: ‘What? You don’t want to vote? Do you want to be owned by your husband? Do you want your money from your job to go into his bank account? If you were raped, do you still want that to be a crime? Congratulations: you are a feminist.’”
The Glass-Ceiling Smashers: Karren Brady
Karren Brady became the managing director of Birmingham City Football Club at the age of 23. Flouting any preconceptions about age and gender, she quickly turned around the club's fortunes, proving herself to be one of the most formidable businesswomen in the world. A regular on 'The Apprentice', she is an inspiration to millions of women and a reminder that women really can have it all if they want it. She told The Guardian in an interview: "I always say, women have brains and uteruses, and are able to use both."
The Family Feminists: Lily Rose Cooper (née Allen)
Lily Allen raised more than a few eyebrows (not least those of her record company agents) when she announced she would be taking her husband's name and changing her professional moniker to Lily Rose Cooper. Not exactly known for her conventional or conservative attitude, Lily is a prime example of the modern feminist idea that you can flout traditional feminist conventions and still be a feminist. Feminism is about freedom of choice.
The New Voices: Tawakkol Karman
Labelled the 'Iron Woman' and 'Mother of the Revolution' by Yemenis, Tawakkol Karman became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising. A feminist, human rights activist, Yemeni journalist, politician and senior member of the Al-Islah political party she heads the group 'Women Journalists Without Chains'. READ MORE HERE.
The New Voices: Malala Yousafzai
Previously the domain of white middle-class intellectuals, a monumental shift we are beginning to see in the feminist landscape is the inclusion of women that have never previously had a voice - feminists who are prepared to risk their lives to speak out in a society where women's voices are brutally suppressed. Malala Yousafzai, 15, was shot in the head by the Taliban fin October 2012, or speaking out in support of women's rights, in particular their right to an education. READ MORE.
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