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Maura Johnston: How Not to Write About Female Musicians: A Handy Guide (Village Voice)
Maura Johnston: How Not to Write About Female Musicians: A Handy Guide (Village Voice)
‘1. Go through your piece and flip the gender of your descriptive phrases' subjects. Are there any that sound ludicrous as a result? 2. Are you essentially making shit up about the artist in order to sexualize her? 3. Are you comparing the artist you're writing about to other female artists only? If so, why? 4. Are you writing about a moment where your subject flirts with you and you respond in kind?’
·blogs.villagevoice.com·
Maura Johnston: How Not to Write About Female Musicians: A Handy Guide (Village Voice)
Amy Rebecca Klein: The Last Thing I'll Ever Write About Lana Del Rey
Amy Rebecca Klein: The Last Thing I'll Ever Write About Lana Del Rey
‘Exploring “what a woman should be” is boring and cliche in the 21st century, and perhaps that is why Lana Del Rey seems to many to be so bored and sad on stage. So let’s take Lana Del Rey for what she is—a pop star playing a role, a woman whose real life we know nothing about—and learn from what she’s taught us about our own insufferable addiction to a vapid version of femininity. In the future, I’m hoping we’ll accept more female artists who are interested in mining the depths of who they really are.’
·amyrebeccaklein.tumblr.com·
Amy Rebecca Klein: The Last Thing I'll Ever Write About Lana Del Rey