Analysis Of Skyscraper By Demi Lovato

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Gender issues and separations have been a major disadvantage to women all over the world from years past and even some today. Women were not and or still not treated equally to men and we discriminated against them just because of being a different sex. In America, women were not even allowed to vote until 1918. Even slaves were treated equally much sooner before women were. Luckily, today in the United States, women are allowed to vote and are able to have the same rights as men, but there are theories of men getting paid more than women because of being a different gender. Men back then and even today in certain countries, look at women for being weak and only really made to reproduce. Women were not granted the right to work in the same …show more content…
Demi wrote this song during her time of recovery of self harming and in this song has a strong message to those who feel the same and even women who feel discriminated. Her song is about no matter how much you try to tear her down with harsh words, she will only grow to become stronger. Some of her lyrics state, “You can take everything I have, you can break everything I am. Like I 'm made of glass. Like I 'm made of paper. Go on and try to tear me down, I will be rising from the ground like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper”. She wanted to show the world and express to women that no matter what anyone tells you or hurts you inside, you are only gonna grow stronger from it. The last example of another artist who can relate to gender inequality is Ariana Grande. The newly popular popstar, dealt with a lot of hate over the past year for many different reasons. In 2015, she came out with her single, Focus. Focus, as Ariana explained for herself means that she does not want you to focus on her for her looks or who she might be, she wants you to focus on the lyrics and the meaning of her music. She wants us to focus on how we can all be ourselves in unique ways. Some of her lyrics include, “I know what I came to do, and that ain 't gonna change. So go ahead and talk your talk, cause I won 't take the bait. I 'm over here doing what I like, I 'm over here working day and night. And if my real …show more content…
Microaggression is a negative message that targets a particular person whether it 's race, gender, or more. They wrote about microaggression towards different people, and in one of the paragraphs, they addressed how women are payed less than men when working. They used a sense of tone when they asked a women her opinion on this topic. The article states that, “‘This isn 't a men 's issue,’ she said. ‘How dare you come into this space and say that [females] aren 't important". How Teresa and Jason wrote about this woman, she seems annoyed and mad how men still seem to be in-control and women are not as important compared to them. The main purpose the authors wrote about this topic is because it is shown throughout everyone, everyday. They wanted to show the readers that this is something we need to change, not only with women discrimination, but with race, beliefs, and more. The article shows society that stuff like this still happens, and it should give the readers a sense of encouragement to make microaggression to go

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