Music

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11 Podcasts Feminists Should Listen to While Social Distancing

by Bitch HQ
March 17, 2020 at 3:57pm
Since your tastes are as varied as ours, we hope there’s something in here for everyone. Read more »
The Dixie Chicks, three white women, two with long hair, one with short hair, stand close together, their hands on each other's shoulders, each wearing bold, flamboyant clothing and an unapologetic look on their faces.

Taking the Long Way: The Price of Political Dissent in Country Music

by Torrey Crim
March 12, 2020 at 4:18pm
The severity of the punishment wasn’t retaliation for an act of dissent but rather one of betrayal; and to commit a betrayal, one has to first be a loyal soldier. Read more »
Taylor Swift dressed up as a man: Tyler Swift wears a suit and sits, manspreading, on a busy subway.

Dusted or Busted: In “The Man,” Taylor Swift Seeks to Critique Sexism, but Twists Drag to Do So

by Leanna Garfield
March 10, 2020 at 10:37am
While Swift is trying to call out a double-standard, she may be enabling a double-standard for the queer community. Read more »
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Women in Dancehall Turn up for Pleasure Parity

by Sharine Taylor
February 26, 2020 at 11:00am
Though dancehall has long been considered a platform for both men and women to unapologetically express their sexual prowess, the genre also has its limitations. Read more »
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Safe and Sound: How Podcasts Became Audio Enclaves for Black Women

by Briana Barner
February 26, 2020 at 9:00am
In a world that has very few spaces for us, podcasts that lift up and celebrate Black women listeners are a welcome breath of fresh air. Read more »
Zoe Kravitz plays Rob, a lightskinned Black woman with long, faux locs standing in a dark bar, in High Fidelity

The Music and the Misery: Hulu’s New “High Fidelity” Upends a Male Classic

by Andi Zeisler
February 20, 2020 at 8:42pm
The new reboot proves that music-snobbery is an equal-opportunity annoyance. Read more »
photo of Gloria Lucas in a patterned shirt wearing glasses and looking off to the side

BitchTapes: Decolonizing Healing

by Gloria Lucas
February 7, 2020 at 10:48am
In pop culture, eating disorders are often depicted as illnesses that visit solely white women, but that doesn’t reflect reality. Read more »
a group of Chilean women protestors all point in a single direction during a rally

A Time to Sing: “Un Violador En Tu Camino” Becomes a Global Protest Anthem

by Padmini Parthasarathy
January 29, 2020 at 11:38am
The song is a clear, material, experience-based assessment of universal structures of power and what they do to us. Read more »
Ari Lennox, a brownskinned Black woman with a black bun, smiles on stage as she performs

Normalized Abuse: Ari Lennox, Blue Ivy, and the Quest to Make Black Girls Hate Themselves

by Gloria Oladipo
January 23, 2020 at 4:18pm
Unfortunately, anti-Black ridicule, much of which is grounded in colorism, only increases when a Black woman becomes famous. Read more »
Summer walker, a young Black woman, sings on stage. Her hair is in a long blond ponytail and she wears a t-shirt.

Over It: Is There Room for Anxious Black Girls in Music?

by Mary Retta
January 8, 2020 at 1:16pm
We owe Black women musicians the space to take care of themselves. Read more »

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