Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Feminism in music magazines.


Feminism.

There are two types of feminism: liberal and radical. Liberal feminism is seeking equal rights. Radical feminism is seeking to change our society at a much deeper level and eradicate the patriarchy. "Patriarchy" is a vague term that refers to the historical privilege that men have had in most societies, which is so deeply ingrained that most people are completely unaware of its existence. Radical feminists do not want to kill men, don't hate them (many of them are married to men), and don't want to flip things around so dramatically that men are subordinate to women. They want true parity on a deeper level that cannot be legislated. For example, ending the disproportionate objectification of women in advertising. 

In this feminism is stereotypical of a woman as she is being shown as a sex icon and a tease to men. Lady GaGa is one of the most influential and powerful artists in media, doing this will give women confidence and a feel of power. Seeing such a powerful woman on a cover of a magazine showing flesh instantly brings your eyes to it, this is what the magazine intends to do. Alot of her videos show Lady Gaga as a dominant 

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