The world turned upside down

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yesterday on the sex discussion the Lex said some interesting stuff about how acts like Lil Kim were "important and subversive" for reversing real-world expectations of predatory/dominant men and weak females.

This specific example got a bit of comment but what interested me was the old buzzword "subversive" - do you think that pop can still (if it ever did!) act as a subersive space in which social norms can be reversed or otherwise played with? And if not pop, how about more subcultural musical areas?

Comments

tomayto-tomaato

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

subversion and recuperation are a double act, to pin a 'bigger picture" medal or turd on some cultural item you like or dislike

Re: tomayto-tomaato

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Which is the medal and which is the turd?