For a global society that often claims to be fast approaching equality, there still seem to be idols in the mass media that do nothing but absolutely diminish any sense of self-respect for themselves, I'm talking of course, as the title refers to, about Iggy Azalea, the provocative Australian 'rapper'.
Why, for example, is Regina Spektor, not a mainstream idol she so deserves to be? Or as some people might know her: "The woman who sung the pretty songs on 500 Days of Summer".
We have a spoilt little girl 'rapper' flouncing her bum about like a piece of butcher's meat for sale, and a humble pianist girl who started from very little and arose to an incredibly respectable woman, and musician. Why is the former more popular? Why are we still talking about Nigel Farage and his 'politics' whilst millions of literal CHILDREN are being exposed to what is fundamentally, porn?
The same applies to the likes of Nicki Minaj or Miley Cyrus, it is simply a chain of exploitation with a huddled group of fatcats at the top of the chain laughing at the people they have assimilated into their bank accounts. You have young women, like for example Iggy Azalea, who are exploited by their management to sell their product and music via their image, then all of the envious people below worship them like deities, it is nothing other than poisonous to the progress made in equality in the past few decades.
The truly most sickening thing about it all, is that these brainwashed women actually seem to think that they have 'creative direction' in their work. It would seem the definition of 'creative direction' has definetly seen a drastic change over the years, must've been something I missed, perhaps Robin Thicke can give me a definition. If anyone has any idea how the embedded picture of Azalea in concert portrays even an inkling of creative direction, please, inform me. Perhaps the the hand gesture is some sort of, uh, metaphor?
More than anything, I can do nothing other than plead. Plead anyone reading this to reject this awful, toxic culture that is simply poisoning society further, furthering sexism and stereotype. It would most likely be wasted breath to also plead these young women to step down from their pedestal of flesh, they won't read this and if they do they won't care.
"A hoe is a hoe... is a HOE. & yes, ass out in a mag/internet/public view PERIOD. Puts you in a bucket with all the other hoes. No exceptions" - Azalea
Who knows? Maybe I'm just too arrogant to embrace a hip-hop style of music that flaunts female flesh like gold dust and swaggers men about uncompromisingly describing their nasty shags with 'hoes' and 'bitches'. Yet, if that culture is taking Britain by storm, I am proud to stand aside and say that frankly, I'd rather listen to fucking Nickelback and watch Come Dine With Me.
On that bombshell, go and listen to some Regina Spektor.
I'll hold my hands up in shame here and say that my anger for this was first arisen when I saw an article comparing dear ol' Iggy and The Beatles. Yes, you did actually read that right.
Now, in previous posts I have disputed the fact that in many cases, sex does sell, often far too well for it's own good. But surely, SURELY after watching a 3 hour long concert of Iggy Azalea doing nothing but squatting and rubbing herself against oiled up gentlemen(performing none of her actual music it seems), there is a line in which we say "Yeah, okay. This isn't music, or a concert. It's porn."
It is people like Iggy Azalea that make me think long and hard about swingin' toward Feminism, because frankly, she and the image she presents is disgusting. For the record, her debut record was aptly named "Pu$$y".
It's a sad moment for me when her latest work, "Fancy", is quickly becoming the fastest selling pop song in history, it either proves the Feminism has done absolutely nothing for the world in the past 50 years, the whole world has gone tits up, or simply, I'm alone in thinking this.
If you haven't heard it, it's the sort of music, that lyrically appeals to your standard 14 year old girl wanting to go 'crazy', it's probably going to become the next anthem for young girls getting shitfaced around town. "Keep on turnin' up, we don't give a fuck"
But speaking from a country of rapidly growing insecure teenage girls, mass binge drinking problems, racist politicians and unabashed everyday sexism: is this not the most self-destructive sort of culture to embrace with open arms?
Why, for example, is Regina Spektor, not a mainstream idol she so deserves to be? Or as some people might know her: "The woman who sung the pretty songs on 500 Days of Summer".
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| Regina Spektor in Concert |
The same applies to the likes of Nicki Minaj or Miley Cyrus, it is simply a chain of exploitation with a huddled group of fatcats at the top of the chain laughing at the people they have assimilated into their bank accounts. You have young women, like for example Iggy Azalea, who are exploited by their management to sell their product and music via their image, then all of the envious people below worship them like deities, it is nothing other than poisonous to the progress made in equality in the past few decades.
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| Iggy Azalea in Concert |
More than anything, I can do nothing other than plead. Plead anyone reading this to reject this awful, toxic culture that is simply poisoning society further, furthering sexism and stereotype. It would most likely be wasted breath to also plead these young women to step down from their pedestal of flesh, they won't read this and if they do they won't care.
"A hoe is a hoe... is a HOE. & yes, ass out in a mag/internet/public view PERIOD. Puts you in a bucket with all the other hoes. No exceptions" - Azalea
Who knows? Maybe I'm just too arrogant to embrace a hip-hop style of music that flaunts female flesh like gold dust and swaggers men about uncompromisingly describing their nasty shags with 'hoes' and 'bitches'. Yet, if that culture is taking Britain by storm, I am proud to stand aside and say that frankly, I'd rather listen to fucking Nickelback and watch Come Dine With Me.
On that bombshell, go and listen to some Regina Spektor.
