Katy Perry Feminism

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The song Rise by Katy Perry has similarities to the unit gender theory. Katy Perry is a woman who often writes song with messages about empowering women and this song is no different. The reason why this I am using this source to represent unit two is because it shows the major ideas that were learned in this unit: gender theory and critical thinking, along with lenses as well.
To begin, gender theory is extremely prevalent in the song. At the beginning of the song you can see a woman saying, “I’m beyond the archetype”. How this relates to gender theory is that women are often shown according to their stereotypes, which is that they are feminine and weak. Feminist are constantly trying to abolish the idea of women being delicate and the woman in the video is trying to communicate the same message. The woman in the song is communicating that she is not weak and that she will get rid of the notion of the archetype representing her. Furthermore, the video also states, “I won’t just …show more content…

When Katy Perry says, “So I call on my angels”, another translation of this is women calling to other women to help fight the patriarchy in society. Critical thinking is also present in the music video because the lyrics state, “When you think the final nail is in, think again, don’t be surprised, I will still rise” A Christian might interpret this as Jesus is rising from the death, which the nails convey. Moreover, the word angel could mean Katy Perry is talking about her friends supporting her and bringing her to victory. It could also have a spiritual meaning, where Katy Perry is trying to communicate how the influence of a spirit will allow her to be victorious. Due to the lens an individual has, it will influence their thoughts and interpretations towards what they are viewing. The lenses one has when viewing this song will make them interpret differently to what the song is speaking

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