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Oh yes, I do recall that statement about Turner. I dunno though… I just don’t see her as being relevant any more. What do people talk about when they talk about her–how she survived Ike (but what does that say about her being with him and staying with him in the first place) and her legs. I don’t find that very interesting or significant in terms of feminism today. I think of Janis Joplin as being more significant with feminism in rock n’ roll than Tina, regardless of a lack of songwriting. She showed that she could do anything with the guys, and I guess that’s what’s important to me as a feminist.



I don’t recall why I made that sweeping statement about Spingsteen being the “only living feminist male rocker.” As I’ve already mentioned, I’m not a fan of Bruce, and reading that chapter didn’t make me more of a fan. I mean, I never thought of him as a masogynst. Who does? I’ve always thought of him as a working-class Jersey guy who writes songs without catchy choruses. But the chapter about Springsteen is about him and his dad, not him and women. That’s my beef.



But I think back to what I was saying at first about you ignoring hair metal and other 80s stuff. I think makeup-wearing members of Poison speak more about how rock transforms gender than Springsteen has. Then again, that’s the era I know best, so I’m biased. We both are, generationally. I guess I take appearance into account more than you do. I mean, in the MTV age what matters most–the LOOK, or the MUSIC?



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