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Michelle Ofiwe

Michelle Ofiwe Quotes

Total quotes: 2

Michelle Ofiwe

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Total quotes: 2

“I’ve seen many ‘good girls go bad,’ but I specifically remember when Rihanna named her fourth album after the trope, effectively putting the industry on notice: We were about to encounter an entirely new woman... Being a young woman is complex. We’re told, in some capacity, that our silence protects us. We are encouraged not to ‘grow up so quickly,’ whatever that may mean. No one ever considers that we may want what’s on the other side, or that we’re ready to make a few mistakes. I’m sure many of my favorite stars were told behind closed doors and in hushed voices to ‘tone it down.’ I’m glad they didn’t. I wonder who I would be if they had.”

— Michelle Ofiwe, Crushing the Teen Dream

Tagged: feminism, bad girl, Pop Culture, Womanhood, Growing Pains, Rihanna

“Personally, I thank Good Girls Gone Bad [music artists] for giving me the blueprint for ignoring those around me who felt the need to tell me who I was. There will always be detractors, and someone will always think you are ‘faking it,’ but none of that matters if you know that this new and ever-changing you is real. So, here’s to the next Good Girl who learns that being ‘bad’ is just a matter of perspective.”

— Michelle Ofiwe, Crushing the Teen Dream

Tagged: feminism, bad girl, Pop Culture, Womanhood

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