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I personally viewed this article just as a reminder of the "meaning" and purpose of feminism and how celebrities fit into the feminist movement, if they do, how, and why.

The Guardian asked in 2010 if Lady Gaga is "a feminist icon." Kira Cochrane's column answers in the affirmative, noting how Gaga reveals the "sham" of performed femininity, while Hadley Freeman responds briefly that Gaga is nothing more than a copycat.

A discussion of Nirvana's album "Nevermind" and how the band's feminist ideals changed music for women and girls at large.

This article lists examples of how Cosmo magazine is becoming more feminist in its content and whether or not this is intentional or "accidental".

This is an old article on when Katy Perry was named woman of the year back in 2012. I found this article interesting though because in her speech Perry makes statements saying that she isn't a Feminist but she believes in strong women. The author of the article also states that Perry was named Woman of the Year because she has been quiet and doesn't make any complaints.

An awesome feminist critique of the pop music industry by Lily Allen.

Miley Cyrus claims that she is the one of the biggest feminist out there.

This is an interesting article that relates feminism with fashion. I think this article will help us explore and understand the relation between pop culture and the use of fashion.

Perez Hilton and gossip websites/columns/shows/etc. are my weakness, as I admitted the first day of class... This article explains the current and on-going feud between Lorde and Selena Gomez regarding feminism in music. Even Cher Lloyd is making herself apart of this. Valid points either way, I believe.

I thought this was an interesting article because it criticises that critique of 'blurred lines'. In that women are actually being liberated and respected as independent sexual beings and not objects that are subjugated by any man. The article states that i no way is there a claim for rape instead the women is indeed being consensual. Moreover the writer for this is in fact a women and a feminist at that, she wasn't offended and actually liked the song. So therefore becoming offended when all this hype and backlash came out over what was actually a catchy song to listen to in the car.

A critical approach to Lily Allen's New song "Hard Out Here'

A discussion of Katy Perry's comment that she is not a feminist that she made while accepting the Billboard Woman of the Year award. Really, this article uses the comment to discuss feminism in women's pop music as a whole.

Interesting article on Lana Del Ray and her music which stirred up quite a few tensions between/among feminist.

This is a blog response to Joss Whedon as a feminist ally, I think it's interesting to see how some people view things as opposite to what was intended.

Ignore the headline; E! News likes to over exaggerate and produce false headlines to attract attention. Whedon does not "call out" Katy Perry in a derogatory sense, he just uses a phrase she said as an example to demonstrate his point. This is an interesting viewpoint, worth watching. The guy is pretty funny, too!

I love Joss Whedon and all the shows/films he creates and part of that is because of his views on equality and how that translates to his shows. BUT, I read some interesting blog posts about about him that viewed his ideologies as patronising and ignorant. Whilst I don't agree and think he's just trying to do his bit, I think it's interesting to see other perspectives on what Whedon has to say.