tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post5759932028762619178..comments2024-01-06T05:30:53.999-08:00Comments on Women and Media FA2013: Final Project: Women in MusicUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post-74456906518353905062013-10-26T10:53:10.928-07:002013-10-26T10:53:10.928-07:00I really like this project idea. One genre of mus...I really like this project idea. One genre of music I thought of immediately was hip hop. Hip hop to begin with is dominated by males and is for the most part, frowned upon by the public. If you could perhaps find an artist who helped empower women in the hip hop industry, it would be very effective. We can see that women in hip hop music videos, but that doesn't do the public any good, which is very unfortunate. Joanna Meihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733275115538000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post-47916852400698029112013-10-26T10:52:41.345-07:002013-10-26T10:52:41.345-07:00also you should totally add Billie Holiday (not su...also you should totally add Billie Holiday (not sure if thats how you spell her name though), she had such a crazy life story (i think she was a victim of human trafficking for a while) and it totally resonates in her voice and musicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post-84227270086886996932013-10-25T18:32:29.487-07:002013-10-25T18:32:29.487-07:00I think you've got a nice selection of artists...I think you've got a nice selection of artists going on and I'm sure you have many more. However, since country music is often overlooked in these parts, so I think it would be good to include Loretta Lynn (if you already haven't).<br /><br />Country music isn't often considered very female friendly, but Loretta definitely stood out for certain songs that celebrated women and their choice at a time (and place) where that wasn't okay. There are a bunch of songs of hers I could suggest, but "The Pill" seems to be the most relevant for you project.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336734160141608046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post-26085690905539685012013-10-25T15:42:39.110-07:002013-10-25T15:42:39.110-07:00(Sorry, I deleted my initial comment because there...(Sorry, I deleted my initial comment because there was a typo)<br /><br />Music is a particular passion of mine so I'm looking forward to your project! I like that you are looking into different genres. For a long time prior to the "discovery" of different sounds and artists, I didn't listen to many female-fronted bands or women vocalists. This changed as I learned more, but I admit most of my favorite bands still consist of predominantly white, male, British dudes.<br /><br />However, Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club's Tina Weymouth was a formative influence (also in my icon, heh). She was the first female bassist I knew of. I also really like Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife and Fever Ray (her solo project). She's very vocal about gender, feminism, and politics in general. The Knife's music video for "A Tooth For An Eye" and their explanation behind the concept is interesting: http://www.thefader.com/2013/03/08/video-the-knife-a-tooth-for-an-eye/.<br /><br />I listened to a lot of disco growing up so Donna Summer is a big influence, too--both on me and on other musicians that followed her slick sound. "I Feel Love" is legendary!Rebecca Mitnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951622178929705922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6591651039183833014.post-27227113440172279312013-10-25T15:39:26.151-07:002013-10-25T15:39:26.151-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rebecca Mitnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951622178929705922noreply@blogger.com