As a male musician I have seen both the good and bad seeds in the industry for over half of my life now. I have always been bothered by the bullshit politics, favoritism, and all the games that come with it. Over and over I have found myself working harder and harder than some that seem to get things handed to them, but after a while I learned that it simply is what it is and reminded myself that I’m not in it for the “success” that others may be shooting for, I’m in it for the art, the emotion, and the community.
All that being said, since starting Fine Fine Titans with Jenn at the end of 2010, I’ve seen a whole different can of worms within the industry, and yes, this isn’t just in the music industry, it’s in our daily lives. So many people turn a blind eye to it and ignore it as if it’s not there. Hell, some people live in denial and will even get vocal about sexism and say it doesn’t exist. BULLSHIT. For instance, when we first started people were already judging Jenn before they clicked “play” to hear our music. Why? I don’t have the answer for that, but I’d truly like to know. What makes a women in the industry the lesser to a male? Aside from Jenn I’ve met other female vocalist, female publicists, promoters, bookers, etc. etc …. all of which in my opinion work harder and smarter than their male counter parts.
It sickens me to see that the typical male fails to take a women’s opinions, experience, and work ethic serious. To watch women constantly be treated like “play things” and “pieces of meat” is just flat out ass backwards. To make a woman jump through hoops for your pleasure while making them think that it’s just a part of the norm to get what you want is complete and utter bullshit. I don’t see myself or any other men having to do that or being talked to the way women are. I don’t care who you are, what you do, or what amount of “success” you’ve had because if you’re going to say things like “I could get anyone to do ____ right here, right now to be a part of this” is a fucked up ego boosting mind game that never gets the person what you’re telling them they’ll get. It is nothing but a fucking ploy to show your control and dominance over someone to help boost your ego even more.
PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS.
Like I said, I know this isn’t in just the music industry, it’s all over, and I’m done putting up with this shit. Also, I know that not every male is like this and we’ve dealt with a great amount of awesome men out there that were willing to help and never looked at Jenn any different than they did a male in the band, but I had to get this off my chest. If playing games and sucking dick is what it takes to get to the top, then I’ll be staying right here at the bottom away from all of the bullshit. I refuse to watch any woman that I work with in any form, let alone my wife in the band be treated this way.
If any male out there disagrees with this and chooses to carry themselves this way, then maybe they should add the word “Misogynist” to their job title.
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