Fucked Feminist Fans refers to the moment when you first encounter feminism, realize you are a feminist, and open your eyes to how angry you are. It could also be the label a cultural critic might use to talk about, among others, the groupies of the sixties and seventies; the Riot Grrrls and the “Angry Young Women” of the nineties; the Spice Girls and other representatives of Girl Power; Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga, or Beyoncé—and their performances at the MTV Video Music Awards; Pussy Riot; or Courtney Love, who in 2005 already warned about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assaults in the film industry. In Fucked Feminist Fans. The Origins of #MeToo from Pop Music Culture, Leyre Marinas delves into the connections that have linked music, feminist movements, and sexism spread by the media over the last thirty years. A dialogue in which the third and fourth feminist waves and the eruption of #MeToo in 2017 and its international offshoots play a fundamental role—a true point of no return regarding public awareness of harassment and abuse. Anyone who reads this book will have felt fucked at some point, will also consider themselves a feminist, and will have been or still be a fan of some of the people featured in its pages.
