If the inability to experience live music any time soon is seriously bumming you out, too, I highly recommend Hannah Ewens’ book Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture, which came out earlier this summer and is especially guaranteed to send any kid who grew up in the Myspace band era down a deep memory wormhole. In a quest to reclaim the “fangirl” label from its most dismissive detractors, the book zeroes in on some of the biggest and most devoted followings on earth, including the Beyhive, the One Directioners, the Little Monsters, and of course — most relevantly to this newsletter — the Arianators (for newbies to the newsletter, the joke is just that i just……….
Wow, i had chills reading this entire piece. I spent hours on twitter after the Manchester attack, but didn't come across this take on gender terrorism. This is so true though, in a patriarchal society, women existing and being their most authentic self is considered a radical act. Can't wait to read this book, and share it with my feminist friends.
Wow, i had chills reading this entire piece. I spent hours on twitter after the Manchester attack, but didn't come across this take on gender terrorism. This is so true though, in a patriarchal society, women existing and being their most authentic self is considered a radical act. Can't wait to read this book, and share it with my feminist friends.