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Can't stop the grrrls : confronting sexist labels in pop music from Ariana Grande to Yoko Ono / Lily E. Hirsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Amy Ray.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hirsch, Lily E., 1979- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexism in music.
- Women in popular culture.
- Women musicians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2023.
- Other Title:
- Can't stop the girls
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2023]
- Summary:
- "From stars like Britney Spears and Mariah Carey to classic icons like Yoko Ono, female musicians have long been the target of toxic labels in the media and popular culture: liar, crazy, snake, diva, and so on. This book takes a candid look at the full range of sexist labeling and inspires us to think about these remarkable women on their own terms"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Meshell Ndegeocello
- Introduction
- They're gonna crucify her
- "Yoko oh no"
- "Yoko love"
- Driving Britney Spears crazy
- FKA twigs and the Twi-trolls
- Taylor Swift as a modern Medusa
- Kesha Sebert versus Dr. Luke
- It's Mariah Carey, dahhhling!
- Ariana Grande and the "dangerous woman"
- Taking back bitch
- Epilogue: Racist, sexist words
- Afterword / Amy Ray.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 18, 2023)
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8183-520-0
- 9798765160848
- 1-5381-6907-X
- OCLC:
- 1336593937
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