#free kesha

here’s the thing that confuses me the most about kesha vs dr luke and sony;

i don’t think shes lying about any of it. let me make that clear. but even if she somehow was, she is clearly emotionally distressed by even just the thought of working with dr luke. that should be enough to terminate the contract. i don’t understand how any self respecting human being wouldn’t do everything they can to get her out of harm’s way. money should not be more important than a human life. end of.

kinda-helpful:

There’s currently 3-4 major record labels in the music industry, and they account for about 75% of music sales. These labels are Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, EMI, and Warner Music Group. So, if you’re boycotting Sony Music Entertainment because of #FreeKesha, know that you’ll have limited music choices, but here’s some minor labels with great artists you can listen to. (throughout doing my research, I was actually surprised how many minor record labels had famous musicians. But please note, some of the very famous musicians on this list no longer work with minor record labels & moved to bigger companies/retired/are dead/whatever).

Atlantic Records
•Melanie Martinez, Bruno Mars, Led Zeppelin, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, AC/DC, Skrillex, Rolling Stones, Paramore (?), & many more

Fueled By Ramen
•twenty one pilots, Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Maroon 5, & more

Glassnote Records
•Chvrches, Mumford & Sons, Two Door Cinema Club, & much more

Equal Vision Records
•Pierce the Veil, We Came as Romans, I the Mighty, the Dear Hunter, & more

Dim Mak Records
•The Chainsmokers, Zedd, Steve Aoki, Borgore, & a ton of other EDM artists

Neon Gold Records
•Mariana and the Diamonds, Elie Goulding, Foxes, the Sound of Arrows, and a few more

Cherrytree Records
•Lady Gaga, Far East Movement, LMFAO, Natalia Kills, & more

Interscope Records
•Selena Gomez, Eminem, Madonna, Katy Perry, & more

Hollywood Records (Disney)
•Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, etc. (please note many of these celebrities have moved onto different recording labels)

Strange Music Inc.
•my friend really likes hip hop music and she told me to put this on the list

Run for Cover Records
•Tigers Jaw, Basement, Turnover, Title Flight, & a couple of others

Two Steps From Hell
•this is actually a music production company, but they’ve made music for Harry Potter, X-Men, and Pirates of the Caribbean

(please feel free to add more, correct me, and anything else. and as I said before, these might not be 100% accurate, and are subject to change).

alexalltimewoah:

Zayn Malik can pay to leave in the middle of a world tour, the middle of a contract, and make his own music because he didn’t like One Direction’s music, but Kesha is being forced to stay in a contract with her mental abuser, sexual assaulter, and rapist and Sony won’t let her out without repercussions 

Sam Pepper goes around with sick and horrible pranks and nobody bats an eye, and when people do, they get shit because the girls who got their ass grabbed should have liked it.

Chris Brown can beat women and get away with it WITH a career and female fans still worshiping this woman beater.

Hillary Clinton will get asked about her wardrobe in interviews instead of political topics, unlike her other male runners.

Tampons and pads are taxed as luxury items, but male shaving items are not.

When I get catcalled at the mall, the guys yell at me about how I should take it as a compliment and only stop when my boyfriend shows up and tells them to stop.

Nobody bats an eye at a shirtless male, but the moment a woman doesn’t have a shirt on and her breasts are out, people are in outrage.

Men can’t go out in public wearing ‘feminine’ items without being ridiculed.

I got detention for wearing shorts over my leggings because my shorts were not fingertip length and was distracting to my male students learning environment, despite having full length leggings on and my shorts covering my butt.

5SOS can have a completely bare naked magazine cover, only cover their junk with their hands, and be praised, but Selena Gomez releases an album cover of her naked, but at the same time quite covered, and gets called a slut on social media.

When Justin Bieber posts a naked photo of him on a boat (with his back facing the camera) he is praised and drooled over, but a woman can’t post a bikini photo without being attention seeking.

Tyler Joseph can’t wear a dress on stage during a performance without being called out on the media, and in person, but a female can.

When a female says she’s a feminist, people think that women want to be better than men.

When a male says he’s a feminist, people think he is lying to get women’s attention.

When a gay man says he is raped by another man, he is told he should have liked it because he was gay.

When a boy says he was raped by a female, his friends say he should have liked it because he got laid by an older woman.

When a lesbian is raped by a man, he gets away free because he claims to try and turn her straight so her family would accept her.

Because ‘there are only two genders’.

Because pansexuality, demisexuality, asexuality, agender, genderfluidity, and other sexualities and genders are seen as ‘fake’ and ‘jokes’ because people use them as jokes.

I need fucking feminism because we all deserve to be treated equally.

scottymouth:

To begin, let me state:

1. I am a fan of both girls. Furthermore, I agree that Taylor Swift is unfairly demonized by the media and the Internet.

2. With that said, Demi makes a fair, although a poorly worded point.

3. Demi’s statements do not expect Taylor Swift to take to Washington with a picket sign. The point she is clearly trying to make is one about a passive vs. active approach to the issue.

4. Demi suggests that Taylor’s donation to the anti-rape charities is generous, however a very passive and somewhat lackadaisical gesture with regards to the issue at hand. A good comparison would be a removed relative writing you a check at Christmas time out of familial (social) obligation.

5. Why is Demi targeting Taylor Swift? Likely because Taylor Swift has almost become synonymous with “celebrity feminism.” Swift frequently uses her platform to speak on feminist issues; however, her tight lips over the Kesha situation was odd, to say the least.

6. Let me clarify some things: first off, the question might be posed: “well, why do celebrities HAVE to comment on this instance in particular?” They don’t, however, it’s important to frame the Kesha trial within the realm of the industry and pop culture as a whole.
I was talking about the case with my best friend earlier today. My friend, we’ll call her Janet, a former music business major at NYU, works in the industry, has worked for major song writing companies, and serves as an assistant in a music management company. Anyway, Janet explained this case to me within the context of the industry. Now, let me state, Janet has worked with very legitimate people (I can’t name them because I don’t want to intrude upon her privacy or any contracts she might have signed), but she insisted that this court case is a huge deal because it’s incredibly uncommon to find a producer vs. artist war like this. Furthermore, she suggested that this case will likely become a chapter in a music business textbook years down the road. So, yeah, TLDR: this case is not something to be easily ignored, especially by people in the industry.

7. Therefore, most artists are incredibly aware of the case. So, it’s not just something that could have slipped somebody’s mind.

8. Demi is insisting that Taylor, as one of the top artists in the industry and a huge vocal proponent of feminism, should have addressed this situation before being called out on it. WITH THAT SAID, I do not agree with Demi’s specific targeting of Taylor Swift. Although we can’t say for sure that she was referring to Taylor Swift, we can only assume that’s the person she was referring to on Twitter. Regardless, I don’t think that Taylor Swift deserves the full serving of public criticism for keeping quiet about the issue. Beyoncé, another incredibly influential feminist artist, also failed to speak out. Emma Watson, although an actress, did not comment on this situation either (as far as I’m aware).
So, any criticism directed specifically at Taylor Swift is, in a way, unfair.

9. Is the criticism merited? Do these quiet feminist icons deserve to be called out for their silence? That’s your call. My personal opinion is that, if you’re going to call out one quiet feminist artist, you should call out all of them.

10. Is Demi’s point derailing the issue? No. “But what about her use of the phrase ‘then I’ll be impressed’? Doesn’t that infer that she doesn’t care about Kesha, that she’s making this about herself?” No. And anyone picking apart Demi’s use of the phrase “then I’ll be impressed” in her commentary is overanalyzing the sentence to the point where they’re neglecting the phrase’s implication and identity as an expression. The “I” does not mean she wants Swift to LITERALLY impress her, Demi Lovato. It is not meant to be taken literally. Why are people interpreting it as such? Do you honestly think that Demi is requesting that Taylor Swift “try” to impress her like a jester performing for a king? No! What the hell? This is how the dangers of overanalyzing come into play. You pick something apart so much that you distort your interpretation of the sentence. Demi was CLEARLY using the phrase as an expression saying that actions will gain legitimacy when they address a situation actively rather than passively.

11. “But what about the Capitol Hill line? Does she expect Taylor to drop everything and go to DC?” No. Again, people are taking things too literally. She is implying that Taylor take a more active approach by opening a dialogue. “Hahaha, okay but what political shit has Demi Lovato ever done?” Demi has been to Washington countless times and has spoken at many mental health events and conferences. Google if you don’t believe me.

12. “What about Kesha? Demi is making this about herself!” Demi is bad at expressing her intentions coherently, but she is not trying to derail the conversation by ignoring Kesha. She is trying to call more attention to it by signaling to the “big boys” of feminism and pop music, A listers like Taylor Swift who have larger platforms than her, to use their powerful influence to bring this issue to the forefront so that the mistreatment of women in the industry can be prevented in the future.

This is, so far, the most objective article regarding this issue. My takes on this: stop overshadowing the rape into celeb feuds over feminist view. This, after all, about the effort that Kesha and the rest of the world make to free her up. To put rapists in the place where they belong.

Kudos to Taylor who make generous donations, a REAL action is what Kesha needs, I suppose. And kudos to Demi for supporting the movement. We all know that Demi has been actively advocating about mental health and eating disorders several time, so I can positively say that THIS ISN’T ABOUT HER. She just can’t articulate her intention well.

However, bashing over Taylor is one useless move. How about other so-called feminist celebrities that have been echoing this subject throughout their careers yet still keeping their mouth shut about Kesha?