Joanna Choi

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[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic to get attention or satisfy others' sexual desires. When women, like Rihanna, twerk, it is for themselves; it is an act of reclaiming autonomy and control over their bodies as well as celebrating female sexuality. This is why I think this video definitely does not get it right.

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic perceive Rihanna and her engagement with twerking as disgusting, but later ranks the twerking styles of Rihanna, Amber Rose, and Nicki Minaj according to his favourite style which arguably objectifies these women and their movements. He misses the point that twerking is not done

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic her chest in the mirror, switching from white (pure) to red (coming-of-age) underwear, etc). She even rides one of her male dancers, suggesting her sexual dominance and control. Ultimately, HyunA is rejecting South Korea's double standards of women (i.e. to be modest and proper).

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic indicated lyrically, like when she sings "Everyday, I want you to frankly express.../I am often sexy/I walk with a higher confidence", and vocally, such as through her moans. She also uses gestures and symbolism in the MV to celebrate and express her sexuality (ex. Checking out

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic visually dethrones a serious subject matter with an anti-serious music video, and further wobbles mainstream ideas around how girls are typically expected to react when they get their heart broken (ex. crying, self-pitying, silent rage). This is why "Heartbreaker" is camp.

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic exaggerated and hilarious fight with the other girl (played by herself) in the bathroom; and the 'movie' playing in the theatre is a comical, confident, and flaunting animation of Mariah. Everything in this video is fun and, notably, she is smiling as she sings this song. Mariah

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic https://t.co/y5PyeJ7IEJ
Linked here is one of McCormick's songs, titled "Heartbroken Girls". This is an empowering and relatable breakup song that was first played exclusively by Country Now.

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic She stated in an interview with Nashville Noise that some of her earliest female influences were Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood, and Taylor Swift. She also shared how she "fell in love with the storytelling in country music".

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic @lilithfair and women (ex. "Scars to Your Beautiful" and "Trust My Lonely"), drawing from her personal experiences and relating them to social topics. Thus, she challenges singer-songwriter stereotypes by going beyond the prevalent labels of "emotional, confessional, and introspective".

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic @lilithfair musical diversity, while further proving that having several women on a single concert bill is indeed a profitable endeavour. Focusing on singer-songwriter Alessia Cara, she has written resonating songs that address the insecurities, independence, and empowerment of young girls

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic not as popular in Korea, and even then it is usually the male rock musicians who are better known. By being an all-female rock band in this context, A-Fati challenge the marginalization of the rock genre in Korea as well as the idea that rock is a predominantly male domain.

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic melodies, and dyed hair (reflective of K-pop) is combined with characteristics of rock (ex. all members play instruments including the masculinized electric guitar, Jiyoon, their vocalist, sings with growled timbres, they headbang, wear dark, "rebellious" clothing, etc). Rock is

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

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[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

I am now the happiest human being alive after seeing BTS live in concert 💜

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic afraid of being judged. Reflecting on both these experiences, I can see that I had internalized gendered ideas of instrument-playing without realizing it, and had also allowed these normative ideas to affect how I felt about being a trombone player at the time.

[Joanna Choi @joannachoi_]

@YorkUWomenMusic could borrow one of the school's trombones for free for the year. I agreed and came to enjoy it. The following year, I went to Long & McQuade to buy my own trombone. I remember there being primarily male employees and feeling uncomfortable testing out my trombone because I was