Chrissie Hynde bashes pop culture’s idea of feminism
Earlier this week Chrissie Hynde sat down with BBC’s Woman’s Hour and suggested that scantily clad female pop stars are sending the wrong message about sex and are bad for feminism. She stated,
“I don’t think sexual assault is a gender issue as such, I think it’s very much it’s all around us now.It’s provoked by this pornography culture, it’s provoked by pop stars who call themselves feminists. Maybe they’re feminists on behalf of prostitutes – but they are no feminists on behalf of music, if they are selling their music by bumping and grinding and wearing their underwear in videos. That’s a kind of feminism – but, you know, you’re a sex worker is what you are.”
She added,
“I think it is provocative in a way that has nothing to do with music. I would say that those women are responsible for a great deal of damage.”
Hynde’s statement came after MTV’s 2015 Video Music Awards that were hosted by a nearly naked Mylie Cyrus. Although most backlash from Hynde’s comments were directed towards her taking some responsibility for her sexual assault in her early 20’s, she made a valid point on today’s pop culture. Far too many female pop singers are more infatuated with showing off their bodies than they are their musical talents.
I’m sorry, but Mylie Cyrus looked and acted like a confused space alien that was high on crystal meth. It’s as if her main objective during the VMA’s was to draw attention away from actual music and put on a “look at me I’m naked, dumb, without a clue and proud of it,” circus porn act. She even decided to sexually harass Justin Beiber while he was having an emotional moment after his live performance. None of her words or actions the entire show made any sense whatsoever. Her attempt at “shock” came off as desperate. The only “teachable” moment Cyrus brought to the table is that now, hopefully, girls know exactly what not to do if they want to be taken seriously.
I don’t have a problem with women who show skin. The human body is one of nature’s most beautiful art forms. I do have a problem with women who are having an identity crisis attempting to come off as some type of feministic rebel when she obviously doesn’t have a full grasp on reality. Grabbing your vagina, flashing your breasts and sticking your tongue out in front of cameras doesn’t make you a feminist, it makes you a douchebag. Chrissie Hynde is right, the Mylie Cyrus’s of the world are killing feminism (the true sense of feminism) and every stride women have made in history to be seen as capable, intelligent, and talented individuals.
Side notes:
- Miley Cyrus is a beautiful and talented woman. She doesn’t need to act like an imbecile for attention.
- The pop music industry is in desperate need of originality. Sometimes it seems like the world is witnessing a sea of Madonna wannabe’s on high doses of LSD.
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