Pop Music: Effects and
Influence on Youth Culture
Iggy Azalea:
Race Reflections
and Stereotypes
Beyonce:
Influence on Gender
- Media accusations of being prejudice in her comments and actions
- Often viewed as involving racism, homophobia and cultural appropriation
- Criticized for appropriation of cultural norms of minority groups including African American, Asians, Indians and others
Tyler Clementi
- Beyonce utilizes her position of fame to support efforts dedicated to the empowerment of women
- Chime For Change - "Girls have to be taught from early on that they are strong and capable of being anything they want to be. It's up to us to change the statistics for women around the world. I'm honored to be in the company of women who live fearlessly and set an example for the next generation"
- Ban Bossy - "I'm not bossy, I'm the boss"
- 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University who committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge on September 22, 2010
- Tyler's roommate streamed him kissing his significant other in his dorm to the campus
- Resulting ridicule resulted in suicide
Lady Gaga:
Influence on Sexuality
Empowering Lyrics
Jamey Rodemeyer
- Girls (Who Run The World) - an effort by Beyonce to convey to women their strength and influence
- If I Were a Boy - gender commentary by reversing roles. Experiencing what it's like to be both a girl and a boy, Beyonce says she would "be a better man" by understanding first hand the societal expectations placed upon each gender
- Single Ladies - women respecting themselves outside of a relationship
- Diva - encourages women to stand up and work for what they want out of life
- Pretty Hurts - a commentary on societal expectations of beauty and how this should not be definitive of a woman's worth
- Endured years of verbal abuse from peers causing him to suffer with low self esteem and insecurities with his sexuality
- On September 18, 2011, Jamey committed suicide at the age of fourteen
- Final tweet before death: "Bye Mother Monster, thank you for all you have done, paws up forever"
- Lady Gaga's response: "I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey
- Music and fame to support the LGBTQ community
- 2011 - growing media coverage of anti-gay bullying in schools
- Political figures against marriage equality at the time