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Alternative music has a misogyny problem
Peak Web July 19, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of sexual harassment, grooming, sexual assault of minors, misogyny, and queerphobia. There are a few ways in which women are generally framed in alternative music — usually rock, punk, and metal. They’re playing hard to get, they’re too young for the singer but the singer “can’t resist” the urge to pursue them, they’re slut shamed for “lusting” over the singer, or they’re ridiculed for not “understanding” the singer’s angsty past. Songs of this nature were customary as the rock genre gained traction throughout the ‘50s, with lyrics that were disgustingly straightforward in…
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Monday Music: Are cover songs considered academic dishonesty?
Arts September 23, 2019By: Andrea Renney, Arts Editor I’m not sure if this is specific to the computing science department, but my course syllabi always include an exhaustive section detailing SFU’s Academic Dishonesty policies. On top of that, my first year professors absolutely…
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