Tag Archives: gender roles

Indie Bro Obsession & the Objectification of Female Indie Alt Celeb Musicians.

By Carles | October 28, 2009

I was recently watching a youtube video of an indie bro watching a youtube video of a live performance by the popular indie female artist The St. Vincent.  The video is compelling content, an open love letter to the female of his dreams.   In the video, he pours out his emotional/spiritual/sexual/intellectual desires, letting St. [...]

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Is it ‘too gimmicky’ to cover AnCo’s “My Girls” from the perspective of a female?

By Carles | August 30, 2009

I just listened to the Taken By Trees cover of Animal Collective’s “My Girls” except she changed the words to “My Boys.” Seems like a ‘gender switching’ gimmick that happens a lot in modern music [via 'No Scrubs' --> 'No Pigeons']

I feel like this song ‘isn’t as powerful’ from a woman’s perspective. The [...]

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Is a woman’s place always going to be ‘in the kitchen’?

By Carles | July 29, 2009

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Sometimes I wonder about the role of the female within alternative society. Are women ‘more respected’ by alternative men, or are they still ’sex objects who are meant to do chores’? From what I understand, non-self aware females ‘just want to get married and birth kids’, even if it means that [...]

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My job as a Chili’s hostess.

By Carles | July 23, 2009

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As yall know, I recently graduated from a state university with a degree in communications and a Public Relations minor. I applied to several large firms within my industry, but they told me I needed more work experience, and tons of human-2-human interaction. I applied for a position in the Marketing [...]

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