Independent Women Please Stand Up
Independent Women: Please Stand Up
It has always been hard for women to earn the same respect as men. Women have endured a lot through the years to get where they are today, but the fight for respect still continues. One of the battles women face are music lyrics, some artist choose to put women down and paint a negative picture of them. Some songs exploit women’s sexuality, others talk about women being dependent on a man. There are some artist who choose to encourage women not to fit those stereotypes, one music group is Destiny’s Child, which is all female. The group has a song called “Independent Women Part 1” that talks about them being independent women, doing things for themselves, and encouraging other women to do the same. The song “Independent Women Part1” by Destiny’s Child expresses to women that they should be independent, work hard for the things they want, and not to let a man control them.
Female independence is the main subject in this song, it goes against the image of a women needing to depend on a man for the things she wants out of life. In the chorus of the song they talk about some purchases they have made themselves such as a house, car, and diamond ring. “ I depend on me” is repeated in the song to show the pride they have in being independent women. There are some women who pride themselves on being able to use their beauty or sexuality to get what they want from a man. To these types of women Child says “make sure it’s your money you flaunt, depend on no one else to give you what you want” (line 44-45). Child’s message is that women have to take control of their own lives and work hard to make their own money, buy their own things, and not flaunt things they didn’t work for.
To be an independent woman hard work is essential, whether you are alone, a housewife, or a single mother. Child points this out when they say “I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I get. Ladies it ain’t easy being independent” (40-41). Child...
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