u/EczemaVictim101

I posted already today and it was incredible the responses i got but I want to see some more opinions and see if I word it in a better way! so here goes:

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how rock music has always felt like such a masculine genre culturally, even though there have always been incredible women in it.

When people picture “rock stars,” it still feels like most of us instinctively imagine men first aggressive stage presence, rebellion, chaos, masculinity etc. Even growing up, most of the rock imagery I was exposed to was heavily male-dominated. Like even the fan base was men with beers and long hair idk

For women who listen to rock (or play music themselves), do you think female representation in rock has influenced the way you see femininity, confidence, identity, or gender roles at all?

Do female rock artists feel genuinely represented within the genre now, or are women still treated differently to men in rock culture/music spaces?

I’d also love to know if there are any female artists/bands that changed your perception of women in music or made you feel seen in some way.

I, myself am very inspired by classic and modern day female rock musicians. They were and are breaking gender expectations and I feel they are a strong inspiration for many young women regarding identity, sexuality and the patriarchy. BUT with the new rise of pop stars, influencers and rappers in the new age have we lost that spark of inspiration to be more messy, chaotic, angry, rebellious? I fear that we are reverting back to an age where we idolise traditional ideas of a woman and their place in society. Everything online (like tiktok and your popstars) tells us to be clean and holistic. Whilst being healthy is a great thing obv, why are we pushing this need for perfection back onto women? I think rock as a whole is falling behind as a genre. I mean how many people really honestly care about and listen to female rock musicians nowadays? (Who didn't grow up in the prime era of rock and roll.) I might be rambling but for so long we as a sex fought for a place in the genre to write and create not be limited to a groupie or a muse. That influence and inspiration was vital to the young female identity and fucking the patriarchy but now it feels like its fucking us and we are losing that spark of individuality and messiness that was so integral to the way we perceived genders and the stereotypes surrounding them! Thoughts??