Chapter 5
Critics of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera charge them with making themselves into sexual objects, reinforcing unhealthy images of young women that are considered the source of a wide range of sociocultural problems.
Their assertion is that, although both women retained significant control of their careers—or, at least, managed to convey that impression, early on—there is a big difference between Tori Amos singing “Me and a Gun”
and Britney Spears singing “...
Baby One More Time.”
The Griffin Sisters gave fans both options: a pretty pop princess in Zoe Griffin, a strong heroine in Cassie Griffin.
Instead of having to choose, music fans could, for the band’s brief tenure, have it all.
—Turning Tables: A History of Women in Rock
Joel Floury and Arthur Kovacs