2/13/2023 0 Comments Spice girls girl powerGirl Power, indeed.įrom the very beginning with “Wannabe,” the Spice Girls were the original Sex and the City crew, with all the conflicting ideas about feminism and femininity that entails. As we celebrate the 20-year anniversary of their first single “Wannabe” this year, we can see how far women in pop music have come, to the point where the pop world is dominated not just by women, but by women who publicly identify as feminists, such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. ![]() In fact, their accessibility was their superpower. Sure, the message came in the empty vessel of the most derivative of pop music, but no one ever said feminists have to be great artists. It was a commercialized message, to be sure, but alas, so is any message that permeates American consumer culture. Preaching Girl Power to worldwide masses in the 1990s was no small thing. Mel B on Spice Girls’ 20th Anniversary: ‘It Would Be Rude Not to Celebrate’
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