Can A Platform Be Used To Promote Equality?
Equality in all aspects of life is not getting the attention and drive it deserves from our modern society
Published Oct. 8th, 2018/ by Grace Kahn/ UAE
A huge issue being faced by many of the world is inequality. The inequality of woman has been present in society since the beginning. It has been said that in the United States, working women earn only around 77% of what a male would earn in the same position and only 57% of women in the world work. Not only is women's rights an issue, but in the past several decades, homophobia has also become a large inequality in the world. Homosexuality has been made illegal in 72 countries where 27 of these countries' laws only apply to men. Despite such discrimination, there are people fighting for equal rights for everyone.
As a well known and outspoken advocate for these such rights, Kurt Cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and founder of the band Nirvana, has commented on these issues.
When asked about the bands thoughts on these issues and the actions and opinions of his fans, Kurt said "At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to
our shows and don't buy our records."
In the songs "Rape Me" and "Polly", people were angered by lines in the songs such as "Rape me again, I'm not the only one." ('Rape Me') and "She caught me off guard. Amazes me the will of instinct." ('Polly') Listeners interpreted these lines and songs as promoting rape culture and sexism,
calling nirvana out for being sexist and disrespectful towards women's rights when the song was
supposedly about female empowerment and shedding light on the issues women face, explained by the bands bassist, Krist Novoselic in a previous interview. Later, when questioned about the message and backlash of a popular Nirvana song "Rape Me" as well as their song "Polly" he responded with "I just always felt that they [women] weren't treated with respect. Especially because women are totally
oppressed." The interview conducted with Kurt Cobain has shed light on the true intentions of some of his more controversial songs and his wishes of equality within all spectrum of life.
Equality in all aspects of life is not getting the attention and drive it deserves from our modern society
Published Oct. 8th, 2018/ by Grace Kahn/ UAE
A huge issue being faced by many of the world is inequality. The inequality of woman has been present in society since the beginning. It has been said that in the United States, working women earn only around 77% of what a male would earn in the same position and only 57% of women in the world work. Not only is women's rights an issue, but in the past several decades, homophobia has also become a large inequality in the world. Homosexuality has been made illegal in 72 countries where 27 of these countries' laws only apply to men. Despite such discrimination, there are people fighting for equal rights for everyone.
As a well known and outspoken advocate for these such rights, Kurt Cobain, lead singer, guitarist, and founder of the band Nirvana, has commented on these issues.
When asked about the bands thoughts on these issues and the actions and opinions of his fans, Kurt said "At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to
our shows and don't buy our records."
In the songs "Rape Me" and "Polly", people were angered by lines in the songs such as "Rape me again, I'm not the only one." ('Rape Me') and "She caught me off guard. Amazes me the will of instinct." ('Polly') Listeners interpreted these lines and songs as promoting rape culture and sexism,
calling nirvana out for being sexist and disrespectful towards women's rights when the song was
supposedly about female empowerment and shedding light on the issues women face, explained by the bands bassist, Krist Novoselic in a previous interview. Later, when questioned about the message and backlash of a popular Nirvana song "Rape Me" as well as their song "Polly" he responded with "I just always felt that they [women] weren't treated with respect. Especially because women are totally
oppressed." The interview conducted with Kurt Cobain has shed light on the true intentions of some of his more controversial songs and his wishes of equality within all spectrum of life.
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