Demi Lovato tweets about Women Empowerment; calls out self-proclaimed feminists

February 21st, 2016, 08:12 am

Demi Lovato tweets about Women Empowerment; calls out self-proclaimed feminists

Frustrating to see women come forward with their past only to be shot down, not believed & disrespected for their bravery in taking action
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Happens way too often. I'm ready for women to be taken just as seriously as men..
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Someone tell me why anyone would ever feel brave enough to come forward if they are most likely to be ignored or called a liar?
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

I'm also ready for self-proclaimed feminists to start speaking out or taking action for women's rights.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Women empowerment is speaking up for other women even when it's something uncomfortable to speak up about.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Women empowerment is using your voice to help the voiceless women be heard.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Women empowerment is taking action now, not when it's convenient.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Women empowerment is leading other women to make actual changes in our society.
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Women empowerment is tweeting at 2:30 am knowing the consequences of these tweets and not giving a single fuck. 😂
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

Okay I'm really tired.. Going to bed. Love you all. #equalityforALL (not just women) 👊🏼💗
— Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) February 21, 2016

source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Everyone's making this about Demi vs Taylor, but lets not forget that there are self-proclaimed feminists like Matt McGorry who haven't said anything about Kesha. Just saying.

Tagged: demi lovato, feminism / social issues, kesha

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Demi Lovato threw some heavy shade at Taylor Swift for not speaking up about Kesha… pic.twitter.com/SSQwlsiooW
— Shady Music Facts (@musicnews_shade) February 21, 2016

lmao

i wish more celebs would speak out but i'm not liking that this turning into some kind of contest tbh

Yeah ia. It's becoming point scoring and I'm not comfortable with that.

yeah i agree with you. it's interesting how the general focus on this has been about seeing which female celebs speak out in defense of kesha instead of holding dr. luke accountable for his actions and judging people who worked with him after the lawsuit was filed. i know ontd had a post about that but it seems like the general public only cares about which female celebrity says something about this or not

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yeah, plus it's taking attention away from the real fucking male villain Dr. Luke.

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seriously.... it feels forced.

Agreed especially a lot of them are in fear of some consequence by their labels.

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what was she reacting to here?

k. lamar's awesome performance at the grammys

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Seriously

im starting to like her

Why isn't anyone asking what the male producers are doing to make sure there's not another Kesha? How can you ask female popstars to speak up when they are obviously at the bottom of the totem pole in this situation?

it's just turning to a stan war at this point , like focus on the rapist and the actuam victim pls

exactly, female artists have more to lose by speaking up, especially if they're on a label owned by sony? like, why don't the men speak up instead.

that's what happens when you have a culture where it's easier to blame women for their inactivity then it is to blame men for their promiscuity

Is promiscuity the word you're looking for

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plus it should be more about speaking out against what happened. It should be taking it one step further and not working with those producers that have treated women that way. But lets face it, Taylor and Demi would jump for a hit song by Dr Luke...

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mte

Edited at 2016-02-21 04:02 pm (UTC)

The last tweet kinda killed it, but the whole kesha saga is interesting in terms of exposing just how many people pay lipservice to feminism. Not only in the context of those who claim it for the barest minimum and are silent, but also for those who are taking the issue and using it as a platform to tear down women they don't like. There's so many people that are forgetting who we should actually be putting pressure on that it's depressing to me.

*claps*

but also for those who are taking the issue and using it as a platform to tear down women they don't like. There's so many people that are forgetting who we should actually be putting pressure on that it's depressing to me

well said

this, exactly

this comment is everything

THIS

thiiiiiiiiiiis

/post

It happens all the time, especially on twitter where getting yourself up on your pedestal and platform means tearing someone else down instead of lifting everyone else up. Amen to your great comment.

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perfectly put

a-fucking-men

yeah, it's kind of embarrassing watching feminism being turned into a weapon for this kind of mean girl shit

ONTD is a good example. Just look how quickly women are calling other women cold, calculating, bitches, domineering or hags when it's about a woman we don't like. All gendered words we learned should be used to take a woman down and put her in her place. Why can't we just call a woman we don't like an asshole or a douchebag like we do men? That shit just runs so deep.

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all of this

framing this comment with your kardashian butt icon for its perfection.

she's not wrong about any of it but "self proclaimed feminist" is rubbing me the wrong way. i always find it odd when people encourage others to support feminism but show doubt that the majority of people who call themselves feminist actually are just because they may not be doing everything they possibly can to support women. it seems disingenuous to the overall message. maybe i'm reading into her comment wrong but that's how it came off to me

same

considering she's someone who literally said she was feminist before it was "cool," you're not far off

Yeah

i was thinking the same thing.

Yeah me too. Like ok am I supposed to get a certificate before I can identify...? Why did she even use that phrase?

Demi ain't shit. The whole series of tweets are sanctimonious. Hypocrisy at its finest is holding others to a standard you yourself are incapable of achieving.

Mte

this.

That's how it came off to me too.

I agree - the overall message is on point but the "self-proclaimed feminist" bit bugged.

I honestly wish she was talking about male self-proclaimed feminists because I haven't seen any big name male producers or celebs coming out to support Kesha at all.

i saw adam lambert, josh gad, jack antonoff from off the top of my head. but that's not nearly enough men, ia

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Absolutely true. But my guess is she's talking about celebs who have used feminism as a marketing ploy...which may be right or wrong, depending on how you look at it.

She sounds like one of those people who go around telling everyone about their favourite obscure band who then get annoyed when the band breaks into the mainstream. Except when we're talking about feminism the stakes are way higher.

i think the difference is w/ these stars who've made feminism part of their brand and marketing vs. just identifying as a feminist, but i also generally dislike the pressure for famous women to ID as feminist esp when they're probably not particularly educated about it.

Ia with what everyone is saying about not turning it into a stan war but tbh I'm sick of artists like Taylor swift using it as a selling point for their product and then being conviently absent when real issues like this come up. Feminism to me is serious business, its real life and affects real people. Good on demi for speaking up.

I agree.

mte.

ita

ia.

Also, I don't care if they do it for popularity or stan wars or whatever, at least they are talking about it which is more than we can say for so many other issues. It reminds me of the ice bucket challenge, yeah a lot of people did it to go viral, but it raised awareness towards something that few people knew about.

Great comment.

yup

mte

Agreed.

ita :/

ia completely

As much as this shouldn't be about Taylor, I agree to a certain extent. On that note, has Emma Watson or Beyonce said anything?

Lol. No :(

i agree

agreed

i get that if you're a proclaimed feminist, this is the thing you should be talking about. taylor is only concerned if it involves herself lbr we all know she couldn't give a shit.

but the main issue here is that people are making this about what women aren't doing instead of focusing on the man who was fucking abusive. this is all about him. stop putting women against women and letting him off the hook. why not ask all the men in the industry who "love" women how they feel?

Yup.

thank you

also true. i wonder what max martin or flo rida have to say.

someone said where's pitbull at? he works closely with kesha so why we not checking for him to say shit??? i'm not defending katy perry as a decent person but i bet there's a lot of men working with dr luke and making bank from him so why is it only katy perry getting dragged for it?

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ITA, great comment.

seriously

ia, it feels like it's distracting from the actual problem

Exactly.

So damn true

yep. this.

Straight men are not expected to stick up for women in these situations. It's just too accepted that a man would have another man's back, so why even challenge them. That seems to be the mantra.

Yep

i'm glad she spoke up, but calling out other women for not speaking up doesn't help anything. they're not the problem. these shitty ass male producers are.

ikr

MTE

This

Yup

Fucking enough with everybody dragging fucking Taylor Swift and every other women out there, why dont you fucking drag MALE producers, men who dont ever stand up for women, men who dont care about standing up against rapists, men who get applauded for making one "feminist" comment

Yep there have been men tweeting good things about Kesha but not
Enough. Every artist in the industry should be concerned and vocal about this, not just women.

Matt McGorry is supposed to be “woke” and tweet about this kind of things, but he hasn't said anything about Kesha. It rubs me the wrong way.

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good for her for tweeting and all but taylor doesn't HAVE to do anything. she's not the face of feminism. i love all the support ke$ha is getting but give me a break most of that support was just bandwagoning for attention. or maybe i woke up a cynic this morning, idk.

this heaux should stop tip toeing around and just call ha out. she should also @Kesha like...

call her out for what? she hasn't done anything wrong.

I don't disagree but let's try focusing on Dr Luke. Some people are making this about Taylor and it doesn't need to be. Dr Luke is the monster here, not her.

very true, this comment almost makes me want to take my initial comment

Exactly. People need to stop making this about Demi vs Taylor.

Right.

Exactly - the problem is men abusing their power.

Taylor seems to be a monster in every conceivable situation.

I totally agree

Yuuuuuup.

It honestly goes to show how fickle being America's white blonde sweetheart doesn't matter once it's something that involves a white man in power. Our society will do the absolute goddamn most to compensate for his shit and turn it around on the victims/make it a contest between women. Anything to get the pressure off the precious white guy. Women are just fodder.

Edited at 2016-02-22 12:35 am (UTC)

I like these tweets.

Yeah, I'm gonna roll with Demi on this one which is so brand new. It's important for male producers to speak out, but it's also important for women who are profiting off the feminist brand like Taylor to speak out too. I'm not surprised when men stay mum on violence enacted towards women, but when you do call yourself a feminist, I expect you to show up and show support for women who are assaulted and go the extra mile tbh

Yep.

I don't give other women a pass on this. I've been in positions, workwise etc., (I work in a heavily male dominated industry) where I had to come out with info or risk my work to stand up for other women who were also being harassed etc., and I did so because I had a RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO. Not because it was easy. I take my feminism seriously. It's not always fun, and it's not always something you want to take action on, because the consequences can be heavy, but it is OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SO.

Yeah, I just feel like it's important to look at this from all angles. There's something distributing about women (especially those with the power to speak out) who think about their career first instead of helping other women. And your last statement is spot on, it's not always fun but feminism becomes active when you take action in the moments when it's most difficult to do so

+1

Let's also not ignore that the reason why we as women are here today is because women spoke up in the first place, even at the risk of their own lives and when they were shunned by men and women alike.

Would I like to see men also speak up, yes, but I am also not naive enough to believe they will when at the end of the day it doesn't affect them.

Some people aren't as strong as you. I'm not saying this applies to Taylor Swift, but some people are non confrontational and it doesn't mean that they should be blamed for things that also affect and intimidate them, imo.

Yeah I believe that we need both men and women to speak up. I don't want to exonerate the male producers and artists who have stayed mum on this subject, but I find it awful that Taylor Swift can use feminism to sell her music and image and then not use her clout to talk about things like this. That's not how it works. You can't just pick and choose based on what services you and what doesn't. If Taylor did speak up about this it could do so much, she is easily the biggest female artist out there with the least to lose out of speaking up because she is so famous and, let's face it, she practically owns pop music rn.

Yes, ty. I want male producers and male feminists like Matt to speak up just as much as I want Taylor to do so. It's not a stan war to me at all.

the legal case is just getting started, why don't you wait until more than just two days have gone by before attacking people for not being feminist if they dont say anything. not everyone is online 24/7

Considering that Taylor deemed herself the savior of music and helping other artists with the whole apple/spotify shit, and her feminist remarks while promoting her album, I'm not surprised people are calling to her about this thing...she is an established name (probably biggest in the biz rn) who has publicly apparently had a lot to do with artists being treated fairly and women supporting women in the business~ and shit.

Exactly. If we all go around saying so and so should speak up, then Demi has that right as well. There's nothing wrong with that.

For real. I am a firm believer that men should speak out more when these things happen, but I am also NHF the shallow and inconsistent "feminism" that some of these pop stars trot out only when it's convenient to them. Taylor Swift is one of the worst offenders when it comes to that. She's all about her #girlsquad and supporting women when someone (i.e. Kanye) says something bad about her, but I never see her lending any kind of solidarity or support towards other women who are dealing with sexism in the industry.

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