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?

"Cause I depend on me if I want it"

Editing of sound

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

Addresses female
dichotomy

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

Patriarchy

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

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

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.

Double Entendre

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

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

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.

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.

"Try to control me boy you get dismissed"

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.

Patriarchy

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Oppression

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

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.

"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.

"Depend on no one else to get you what you want"

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.

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.

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.

"Charlie how your Angels get down like that"

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.

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.

"I worked hard and sacrificed to get what I got"

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Reversing gender roles

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