"But in order to get to the messages from people who genuinely wish to share something with the band, I must filter through every condescending and offensive message we receive." She confesses that some of this vile material even brought her to tears, but resolved to fight back: "Why should I cry about this? Why should I feel violated, uncomfortable and demeaned? Why should we all keep quiet?"Īs if proof is needed that this debate will continue to rage, have a read through the comments on the original article, where you'll find everything from expressions of disbelief that this has to be pointed out in 2013, to yet more misogynist rubbish being defended on the grounds of freedom of speech. "Maybe the men – and I'm sorry, but they are all men – sending the notifications of impending unsolicited 'anal' bothering don't realise it will actually be me who reads the emails – or maybe they don't care either way," she writes. Mayberry has always said that CHVRCHES were "born on the internet," but like Grimes, it seems she has had to suffer the negative consequences of that rather too often. "Objectification, whatever its form, is not something anyone should have to 'just deal with.'"
that it is all right for people to make comments ranging from 'a bit sexist but generally harmless' to openly sexually aggressive," Mayberry commented. In a guest piece for The Guardian, she blasted the behaviour of some of her male fans, who posted unrepentently misogynistic comments on her band's social media pages. If nothing else, it's been inspiring to see the media's (and fandom's) preoccupation with young, beautiful women challenged – and to see two outpoken female artists defend the right of women to be judged on their work, and not their looks.įirst came Lauren Mayberry's eloquent and uncompromising essay, speaking out against the trollish behaviour of some of her online followers. Everywhere you look this week there are battle lines being drawn, statements being made, and rights being defended.
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