Tag: feminism

  • Cleaning House With Joe Jackson While Being a Real Man

    Cleaning House With Joe Jackson While Being a Real Man

    Did Joe Jackson know that not everything is Night and Day? Do we need to ask who the Real Men are? Is it time to keep a promise and make a confession as Editor-in-Chief of Gen X Watch? Yeah. Joe Jackson and the Lost Masterpiece In 1982 Joe Jackson released an album called Night and…

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  • Empire of Soaring Flights To Faraway Lands: Tawnlandia

    Empire of Soaring Flights To Faraway Lands: Tawnlandia

    Can a young girl’s dream of flying to faraway lands forge a career? Can that career change? Will the Woman still go to faraway lands and take us with her? When we speak of Tawn and the Empire of Tawnlandia the answer is of course. She can do anything she wants. What is Tawlandia? If…

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  • Poly Styrene & the X-Ray Spex That See Through Bondage

    Poly Styrene & the X-Ray Spex That See Through Bondage

    Could a young woman change punk and inspire Riot Grrls? Would misdiagnosis of mental health derail her? Would she inspire someone to say up yours to bondage? If we are talking about Poly Styrene, the answer is definitively yes! I Am a Cliché Not a lot of you will know who Poly Styrene is, keep…

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  • Debbie Harry and the Value of Blondie’s Deal

    Debbie Harry and the Value of Blondie’s Deal

    Is Debbie Harry a fierce inspiration to women, fashion, and music? Was her road hard? Do even the strongest and smartest women fall prey to predators to make dreams comes true because there is no other path? Would a young man with a camera make the right choice? In the matter of Debbie Harry, a…

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  • Siouxsie Sioux and the Unrelenting Banshee Challenge a Creature

    Siouxsie Sioux and the Unrelenting Banshee Challenge a Creature

    Can one artist inspire more artists than most? Is trailblazer an understatement? And can her challenging of convention inspire a Banshee at a record store to confront a young man before he becomes a monstrous creature? If we are talking about Siouxsie Sioux and one of her fans, the answer is yes. Siouxsie Sioux Breaks…

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  • Sixteen Candles Burning With Truth

    Sixteen Candles Burning With Truth

    Did Molly Ringwald matter then? Does she matter now? And could the Dawn of a woman’s truth change me? Yep! Molly Ringwald Then Molly Ringwald was the 80’s. You could not walk by a magazine rack without seeing her on the cover of something. John Hughes may have created the Brat Pack and the movies…

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  • When Material Girls Make a Rule

    When Material Girls Make a Rule

    Is Madonna a gay icon? Did she express sexuality on her terms? Do these things matter? And did a young man find himself on the Borderline of allyship as he made a new friend? Yes. The Queen of Pop Pushing The Lines Madonna does not need an introduction. She came into the 80s with a…

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  • Joan Jett’s Bad Reputation for a New Generation

    Joan Jett’s Bad Reputation for a New Generation

    Can a Sears Christmas Catalog guitar make history? Is a 16 year old Runaway an icon? Is a bad reputation a female anthem? Did a fan of godmother of pop-punk change my life? If we are talking about Joan Fucking Jett, the answer is hell yes! The Sears Wish List That Changed History On a…

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  • Cyndi Lauper: Gen X Watch Feminist Friday

    Photo Credit Ruven Afanador All Rights Reserved (Shore Fire Media) What happens when a female reporter questions feminism and an entire generation of women in 1985? Can a pop star make a difference? Can she inspire women and help them be themselves and choose what they want to do in their lives? Is she able…

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