On a much smaller scale, objectification of women in the music industry occurs daily. I personally attended a performing arts high school and witnessed the pressures all too often. Tickets, and audience happiness, increased with the less clothes women wore. Bare stomachs and long legs got more people talking than jeans and jackets, and unfortunately, to fuel consumption, the output was needed. It is through this example that the thought of just-how-powerful female representation in mainstream music has become. Young women and girls everywhere consume the influence, and internalize and normalize it. By accepting it as the "norm," rather than combatting this disgrace, generations upon generations of young girls will be fueled to think their "rockstar" dreams will only occur if they sell out to selling their bodies- and in turn, sell their dreams short. It is long past time we attempt to combat this oppression, and I suggest each and every one of you takes a second to reflect on the music you consume, and really take a moment to analyze how women are portrayed in such songs. Perhaps you could refocus your attention on a feminist, less mainstream artist for just one song a day. By promoting artists that promote a positive representation of women, we are sure to see these changes reverse. We women possess "power" and it is time we take ownership of our representations, and change it accordingly. What better way to do so than by redefining something we as consumers invest in every day?