Hannah Montana is feminist propaganda (in a good way)
Matilda Krinks
In turbulent times, I have learnt to reach for things that make me feel empowered and strong, in order to convince myself that I can push through whatever is happening, no matter what. In a year like this one, whose turbulence could only be compared to a crashing Boeing 747 being attacked by fighter jets, which also just so happens to be flying over an erupting volcano, it’s safe to say I needed to feel empowered. Recently, for me, Hannah Montana’s music has been a huge source of power, and as I made my way through her discography, I wondered: did anyone ever notice how overtly feminist this music was in the early 2000s?
The 2000s were a transitional period for feminism. Women had won basic rights, but our fight was far from over. Women who embraced their sexual...