Charlotte Church Slams Sexist Music Industry

[JI7]

Singer Charlotte Church has attacked the sexism of the "juvenile" male-dominated music industry, which she said was increasingly creating and promoting "child-like" sex objects.

In the keynote John Peel Lecture, she backed calls for an age-ratings system for near-the-knuckle music videos and said radio executives needed to shoulder some responsibility for playlisting artists who relied on "soft porn" to boost their profile.

Church, who like Cyrus found success in her early teens, told how she faced considerable pressure to promote her music in ever more suggestive outfits and she said the legacy of revealing outfits is that she faces a barrage of abuse online, being called a "slut" and a "whore".

"The culture of demeaning women in pop music is so ingrained as to become routine, from the way we are dealt with by management and labels, to the way we are presented to the public.

"You could trace this back to Madonna - although it probably goes back further in time. She was a template setter. By changing her image regularly, putting her sexuality in the heart of her image, videos and live performance - the statement she was making was - I am in control of ME and my sexuality.

"This idea has had its corners rounded off over the years and has become 'take clothes off, show you're an adult'."

Church branded the music world "a male-dominated industry, with an juvenile perspective on gender and sexuality".

http://www.klfm967.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/1100776/charlotte-church-slams-sexist-music-industry/

[BlueJazz]

1. The Pop-Music world has deteriorated like a gutted fish on a hot day.

Add the childish sexuality and you have a business that caters to the common denominator, make piles of money and is noticeably despised by 1/2 the population...maybe more.
Lots of good Musicians are leaving the field also (You think I'm gonna' play that horrible crap all night??..No way&quot

Used to be Fun to play even pop stuff years ago....now it's just fucking boring. I didn't learn Classical Piano and sax to play "Farmer in the dell"

[DonCoquixote]

2. Madonna

""You could trace this back to Madonna - although it probably goes back further in time. She was a template setter. By changing her image regularly, putting her sexuality in the heart of her image, videos and live performance - the statement she was making was - I am in control of ME and my sexuality. "

No it was not, Madonna knew what she was doing, and that damned Template has made for a LOT of bad music.

[msongs]

3. so is Ms Church gonna give all the money back to ppl who bought her stuff lol nt

[ismnotwasm]

5. No

She's talking about the music industry, not fans

On edit Madonna is still an asshole.

[Sheldon Cooper]

6. What a stupid question. Why should she return the money she earned?

That makes no sense.

[LanternWaste]

9. To precisely what effect?

To precisely what effect would that have on her observations, and specifically what end results would that achieve?

[Prophet 451]

7. Your link is out

Returns an "article not found" error.

[redqueen]

8. The story is easy to find.

http://news.sky.com/story/1154794/charlotte-church-slams-sexist-music-industry