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been increasing in recent years, and 2018 her to claim her female sexuality and
was no exception. All these issues and more power, especially since the lyrics alludes
are referenced in Childish Gambino’s four- to many spiritual and religious concepts.
minute, single-take music video, where,
among other instances of absurd violence, Conclusion
the rapper is seen gunning down a whole To wrap the year up, it has truly been
choir group of black Americans. He gets a whirlwind of controversial debates
an assault weapon and shoots all of them and ideas in popular culture, from gun
at once, and then continues to
violence to racism and minority
dance and perform, seemingly
empowerment to what it means
That's
oblivious to the chaos around
to be a feminist in this day and
the power
him. The video evokes
age. There are many things
of
popular
trauma and confusion by its
we can learn, and different
straightforward depiction of
interpretations of people’s
culture.
these issues, pushing viewers
crafts which we can draw
to confront and discuss these problems in inspiration from. Believe it or not, such
real life. In other music news, at the height events can get people to start moving and
of the #MeToo movement, feminism and discussing about what actually matters—
empowerment of women in the media, that’s the power of popular culture. Beneath
pop singer Ariana Grande released her the superficial side of media, there will
single “God is a Woman” in July. The always be hidden, important messages
explicit title suggests that Grande asserting that the creators behind are trying to tell
that God is in fact a woman and not a us, to get us thinking and talking about.
man, as often portrayed in history. Many
critics also believe that the song portrays What about you? What did you gain from
Grande herself as a goddess as a way for this year? v
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