Self-Image | Uplifting Music
Listen Up: Uplifting Music for the Cornell Female By: Alana Seixas We are living in an time where it is acceptable for a Top 40 hit to say something like “ I’m trying to find the words to describe this girl without being disrespectful.” Do these singers really have such limited vocabulary? Why should we waste our time listening to music that defaces and demeans us? We should make a point to surround ourselves with music that describes women in a positive and respectful way. It is essential for us to listen to music by female artists-- music that aims to build our character and our confidence, and teaches us about healthy relationships. “I am woman, hear me roar/ In numbers too big to ignore/ And I know too much to go back and pretend…” This is how Helen Reddy begins the famous song “I Am Woman”, the anthem of Women’s Liberation Movement in the 1970s. In Reddy’s search for a song that embraces female self-image, she was disappointed to find none. So, she took it upon herself to write a song that embraced her femininity. We are fortunate enough to have a variety of positive female artists to sample, from Beyoncé to TLC to India.Arie.
Poetry | Features
A Conversation By: Katrina Ablorh You have not a CLUE. I think you’re acting brand new. You went there, without a care. Left me behind, man that was unkind... You are FAKE. Are you serious? You must be delirious. From ninth grade to college, I have kept it one hundred with you. From ninth grade to college, the only thing that has changed about me was the fact that I have matured. You should be happy for me. But instead, you’re bitter and salty that I have Blossomed. Sounds like jealousy. Who do you think you are? Your whole swag changed. You’re feeling yourself a bit TOO much.
Being a Cornell female is difficult. But we must remember that we are the next generation of female leaders. Below are a compiled playlist of my personal favorite female anthems. I Am Not My Hair- India.Arie Unpretty- TLC Moment 4 Life-Nicki Minaj Wait ‘Til You See My Smile- Alicia Keys Pretty Girl Rock- Keri Hilson Pearl- Katy Perry Private Party- India.Arie A Woman’s Worth- Alicia Keys Independent Woman- Destiny’s Child King of Anything- Sara Bareilles Took the Night-Chelley Powerless- Nelly Furtado Who Runs the World(Girls)- Beyoncé
Because I am more sure of myself, you’re hating? Because I am comfortable in my skin I am accused of feeling myself? This is absurd. So what? I’m confident. Bite me. Comm’on son. If anything, I have evolved into a better me. November 2011 | 21