Mistreatment of women in the music industry

In music today degrading and sexualizing women is quite common. With explicit lyrics and provocative music videos it’s not a surprise this behavior has a huge influence on the treatment of women. Many male artists have contributed to the violent and unfair treatment of women especially women within the music industry, due to their popularity most cases go untouched.
When allegations arise on artists, social media is quick to ‘cancel’ them, but cancel culture does not work if anything it gives these artists more exposure. An example of this would be Tekashi 6ix9ine an American rapper who has plead guilty to the sexual exploitation of a thirteen-year-old girl as well as multiple other charges. Although his case was all over the internet his music skyrocketed and dominated the music charts for weeks. Many people claim to care about women but continue to support artists who have exploited young girls, even well-known artists publicly support him and receive little to no backlash.
It’s very rare in the industry for these artists to experience the repercussion of their actions. With short jail sentences or probation these artists suffer no consequences to their actions. Chris Brown and R. Kelly are big starts in the music industry who publicly abused and mistreated woman. They both exhibit behavior that is dangerous and have repeatedly shown the world they deserve to be rehabilitated or serve jail time. Having money and power in the industry can affect how they deal with their problems, once again getting away with the mistreatment of women.
Female artist Justin Skye came out in recent interviews saying it doesn’t matter if she identified her abuser because he would continue to become famous and people would forget about it the next day. That is the reality for most of the woman who have gone through the same experiences as her, speaking up about it seems like it won’t do anything. It seems like they’re not making a difference when they speak up, like they’re voice is not important. Why do they not care about us?
The topic of women being mistreated in the industry is very apparent. Although we have been shifting towards a more progressive state with movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp there will always be room for advancement. This is only the beginning towards a more equal and fair treatment of women that they deserve.