Is Feminism Still Relevant Today

2110 Words9 Pages

Feminism, by definition, is the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Despite the argued view that the idea of feminism is no longer relevant, feminist movements was and continued to remain dominant all throughout 2014. It’s relevancy was proven in all major and minor aspects of life: politics, social media, the music industry, fashion, and religion. Given this, one can easily identify that feminism and its ideals are way to broad of a topic to manifest its importance in all of the listed areas. However, since 2013, and continuing for all of 2014, feminism has played the most prominent role in the music industry. Through their music, musicians are declaring themselves feminists and …show more content…

It's saying that women and men are equals as animals and as power. It doesn't matter if you're a good girl or a bad girl, you can still have a good time.” (Boardman, Madeline)
Along with feature Pharrell Williams, both men think that their lyrics wasn’t “necessarily sexually suggestive, but rather a way of expressing that even good girls have bad thoughts” (Blistein, Jon). Their conceptions do not seem to align with the views of women as they still have lyrics that say “yeah, had a bitch, but she ain't bad as you” and “you the hottest bitch in this place”. For some, these lyrics alone define why feminism is still relevant “because we use terms like ‘bitch’ and ‘pussy’ to imply weakness” (Cavanaugh,

More about Is Feminism Still Relevant Today