Feminist Fridays: Reading Round Up

Here are the highlights for the week of March 14th, 2016:

Punk gave this Latina woman the freedom to be herself. This is her story.

Let 2016 be the year women no longer protect the men who beat, abuse, and rape them. Every week lately it seems the music industry has a new headline about a musician or a man in the industry accused of assault, harrasment, or rape and this week is no exception.

Why are female musicians picking up more guns than ever in their music videos? Fader has some ideas.

Just like many people miss the point of the Black Lives Matter movement, there are people who don't understand why women might want to create female only safe places. Here are 6 reasons why.

Cool, I make less in the professional world AND I make less when I as a woman sell stuff on Ebay. I sell records on Ebay often and this story tells me pay inequality has followed me there too.

Music does the mind good and there is science to prove it.

You think you are punk? Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's son is so disappointed in the 40th anniversary of punk as blessed by the Queen herself, that he is planning on burning his parent's record collection valued in the millions in absurd protest. You could be a dick and burn art belonging to a culture your parents helped shape and dress or you could sell that collection and make a donation to a charity you believe in that would potentially better the world. Read more about the boy wonder here. 

Can we talk about how cool it is that the President and the First Lady were speakers at SXSW? Michelle Obama talked about her Let Girls Learn initiative which "helps adolescent girls around the globe attend and complete school. She also introduced an impressive anthem with a little help from some friends.

What do St. Vincent, Iggy Pop, and Josh Homme have in common? This mix tape.

I'm so excited, I just can't hide it. I'm about to loose control because of this cool article on Anita Pointer (Pop star, civil rights activist, and collector of black memorabilia) and I think I like it.

Feminist Friday Reading Round Up

Here are some recent news stories that may appeal to the readers of this site.

From Dazed: Feminist groups disrupting bro-tech culture in 2016.

She Shreds will have a showcase at SXSW, read more about it here!

I believe Anita Hill...Sonic Youth knew what was up.

Tired of sexual harassment at music festivals? There may be a cure for that.

Female journalists often interview men in music who cross the line and FYI this is called sexual harrasment.

I have written about this here before. Sexual harrasment at shows is real and it is a crime. Read one women's story here.  Want to make your city feel safer for shows? Create a private FB group where women can post that they would like to go to a show and in turn they find a fellow fan to go with. There is safety in numbers! These private groups are starting to pop up and I think they are a tremendous idea.

25 women under 25 who are killing it according to Noisey. Looking forward to the women over 40 who are keeping shit awesome story next ;)

On point message here and I embrace that some people will mistake strength for being a bitch.

Late night gets real with the Guerrilla Girls.