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Independent Women Part 1: Do the Women in the work accept the traditional gender roles? How do they act towards male characters? Does their work reinforce or undermine patriarchal ideologies?

Independent Women Part 1: Do the Women in the work accept the traditional gender roles? How do they act towards male characters? Does their work reinforce or undermine patriarchal ideologies?

Independent Women Part 1: Do the Women in the work accept the traditional gender roles? How do they act towards male characters? Does their work reinforce or undermine patriarchal ideologies?

Argument 3: Represents women as being leaders

"Only ring your celly when I'm feelin' lonely When it's all over please get up and leave"
Reversing gender roles

The group shows how they reverse typical gender roles in order to show men how they can and will be independent.

Power dynamics

This quote shows the power that women hold against men, and how they use it to show that they can be independent, and don't need the support of them in order to be sucussful.

"I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I got"
Struggles in a patriarchal society

Women have much more struggle within a patriarchal society because of the consistent oppression of women, as well as stereotypes that are put on women, and as a result need to break them in order to be leaders.

Male Privilege

Men don't realize the privilege they have because most of the time they are automatically given the respect of their peers or workers, even if they don't deserve it. Women on the other hand, are not given the same grace, and have to work even harder and make so many different sacrifices in order to be successful, and finally independent.

Backlash

This shows how women face so much backlash when working in male dominated fields, and as a result have to work even harder to prove themselves in these fields.

"Charlie how your Angels get down like that"
Patrichary

The girls were able to beat the patriarchy and be a strong and powerful, completely female, girl group in an industry that favours men. They compare themselves to Charlie's Angels to show how impactful they have been.

Connection to text/Allusion

The group uses a text to text connection to the fictional girl group Charlie's Angels. This helps to show the connection and power that Destiny's Child has by connecting themselves to another powerful girl group.

"Depend on no one else to get you what you want"
Breaks the idea of patriarchy

This shows that women don't need men in order to be financially independent. They are able to thrive on their own.

Stereotype

The groups represents the importance of breaking the stereotype of women depending on their partner to get them things that they want. They should be striving for finical independence in order achieve their own successes.

Misogyny

The women sing about the importance of not letting misogyny and oppression of women to tear you down, and fulfil your own goal of financial independence.

Argument 2: Empowers women to have control over their own lives

"In-de-pen-dent beau-eu-ty"
Syntax

The syntax and emphasis that is used on this phrase is key in showing the beauty of independence that women have over their money.

"Do what I want live how I want to live"
Patriarchy

This line is key in presenting how women don't need to conform to the ideologies of patriarchy, and can abide by how they want to live. This can/will lead them to be successful and independent.

Oppression

Shows that women don't have to fall under the oppressive behaviour and attitude of men, and can live how they please.

"The house I live in (I bought it)" "The car I'm driving (I bought it)"
Gender roles

The use of this line helps to break typical gender roles of men making large purchases (Such as cars or houses), and how women continue to break away from these ideas in order to show their successfulness of being independent.

Repetition

The use of repetition helps to build a sense of community between the audience and the group by having a call and response action be present within the song. This helps to engages the target audience.

"Try to control me boy you get dismissed"

Men think that they have the ability to control the women in their life, even though they are independent. The group breaks away from this idea by dismissing men who don't see them as prominent figures who are independent.

Male Gaze

This part shows that women are not objects, and can't be controlled by men in order to achieve their own power. Due to this, the women reject this idea, and dismiss the men that do this to them.

Argument 1: Breaking down the stereotype of men buying things for women (Financial Independence)

"I buy my own diamond and I buy my own ring"
Domesticity

Destiny's Child shows that women don't need to be at home, and they are just as capable as a man to work in the field. This tears away at the idea of domesticity as the girls show that they are just as deserving to work and get paid in a job that anyone else does.

Breaking gender roles

The quote shows how the group broke away from existing gender roles buy showing that women can buy their own things, particularly a wedding ring because they are finically independent, and are able to afford it on their own.

"Pay my own fun, and I pay my own bill, Always 50/50 in relationships."
Double Entendre

The double entendre used represents the importances and significance of being finically and emotionally independent.

Male Privilege

This quote shows the privilege that men have being able to control women when in a relationship, so the women in the song sing the importance of breaking away and paying for your own things. It allows to not be under the control of someone else.

"Cause I depend on me if I want it"
Patriarchy

Even with the presence of patriarchy, women are still able to thrive in order to be independent

Addresses female dichotomy

Shows that women can do anything they want/need in order to be independent

Editing of sound

Creates a call and response effect with the audience (Builds a sense of community)