Journalist Jessica Hopper exposes hundreds of stories of music industry sexism

by Jesse Locke

August 27, 2015

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The harrowing experiences are being shared on Hopper's Twitter timeline.

Chicago’s Jessica Hopper is the Senior Editor of Pitchfork, author of The Girls’ Guide to Rocking, and her latest book The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic. Needless to say, she doesn’t shy away from speaking up about inequalities in the old boys’ club of music writing (and music in general). This week, Hopper took to Twitter with an open call to share stories of sexism and marginalization:

For the past 72 hours, hundreds upon hundreds of responses have poured in. This isn’t limited to writers, and also includes artists, photographers, publicists, managers, venue owners, producers, and engineers. The deluge is hardly surprising but remains an incredibly difficult read, painting a vivid picture of the pervasive oppression. There are stories of being treated like girlfriends or groupies at every stage of a career, having obvious expertise challenged or demeaned, being hit on from every side of the stage, and far, far worse.

The first 24 hours and 400-plus responses have been storified and can be read in chronological order, but stories continue to come in to Hopper’s timeline with her diligent retweets and responses. We’ve collected a few of the most potent examples below:

Katy Goodman (Vivian Girls/La Sera)

Raphaelle Standell-Preston (Braids)

Emily V Gordon (The Meltdown/The Indoor Kids)

Sarah Liss (Author of Army of Lovers)

We’ll give Hopper the last word here, but this is a conversation that needs to continue.

Tags: Music, News, jessica hopper, marginalization, Sexism, sexual assault, Twitter

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