Music writer’s Twitter feed exposes industry’s harsh sexism, marginalization
Author and journalist Jessica Hopper isn’t shy about speaking up about all of the ways in which the music industry oppresses and attacks those in the margins. And so earlier this week, when she tweeted, “Gals/other marginalized folks: what was your 1st brush (in music industry, journalism, scene) w/ idea that you didn’t ‘count’?” people listened. And then they responded, in droves, with tweet after tweet containing jaw-dropping stories about sexism, racism, misogyny, condescension—and much, much worse.
Hopper’s been diligent about retweeting responses to her initial tweet, and cumulatively, they paint a picture of an industry where anyone who’s not a straight white man is belittled for even existing.
