Essay On Doja Cat

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Feminism is a movement that has many different points of view. Some people oppose feminism because they believe that women shouldn't be equal to men. However, other people disagree and believe that feminism is a great movement fighting for equality with everyone. Feminism is a movement to fight for equality. Feminists fight for equal rights for everyone. Doja Cat is an artist who speaks often of women-empowerment in her songs. Her song “Women” is most known for its hidden messages about feminism and the way that women are treated unfairly by society and the system. Ultimately, “Women” by Doja Cat is about feminism because it describes how society often puts women down in order to lift up men. This is explored by feminists like Gloria Anzaldua, Patricia Valoy, and Robin Boylorn. …show more content…

A quote from the song that demonstrates this is “They wanna pit us against each other, When we succeedin’ no reason, They wanna see us end up like we Regina on Mean Girls.” This is related to feminism because it shows that society doesn’t like when women succeed;they try to put us against each other when society, itself, is the real problem. The text “How to Tame a Wild Tongue'' by Gloria Anzaldua relates to the song “Woman” by Doja Cat because they both talk about society pinning people who are supposed to work with each other against each other. A quote that stood out to me from the text was “Pocho, cultural traitor, you’re speaking the oppressor’s language by speaking English, you’re ruining the Spanish language, “I have been accused by many Latinos and Latians.”. This quote shows how even though she is latina she has experienced other Latians’ interpersonal oppression because society has made it seem that if you live in America, you must let go of your roots. Nevertheless, women stick to their roots. Instead of going against each other like society wants them to, they work together and show support for each