Twang twang Cheryl Crow

                Cheryl Crow’s original concept of wanting to advocate women in politics was actually a valid statement. In her song “Woman in the white house” though she took what she was trying to spread to the public and made it into a bunch of stereotypical statements.  Just because a women is elected does not mean they are going to ‘clean’ up Capitol Hill.  The fact she put in that women are going to clean up just seems overly sexist. She is going back to when women usually were home makers and speaking as if things are the same way as they were then. Much has changed though from the past, house work is often split between spouses. Cheryl is also not only discriminating against males, acting as if they do not have common sense enough to learn how to spend money or work to together. Putting a women’s common sense into the White House though as dear old Cheryl mentioned though would add common sense ;).

                Her cover for her album is way misrepresenting females. She is over sexualizing a job that should not be taken that way. I have yet to see a female politician wear a secret that short or stand with their legs that far apart. The legs are spread apart to symbolize a women standing tall and independent but all I really notice at first is that she looks like a street walker. Maybe this picture was chosen to try to get more male viewers on this song, which is the only use I see of it.

                Toning down the upbeat melody would have helped as well. The music seemed inappropriate for the situation and too much of a non-serious single along. Slowing down the lyric’s a bit and not incorporating as much banjo and upbeat tones would have helped me get her message more. Instead of having the awkward feeling that a square dance was about to break out in the middle of Ms. Jarmer’s Rhetoric class.

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-Ashley Kocanda