Why ‘Bad Guy’ Deserves To Be Billie Eilish’s First No. 1 Hit - UPROXX
By Caitlin White
Excerpt:
But if “Bad Guy” does creep into the peak spot on the most important song chart in the country, it will be because it deserves to be there, too. Because there are a plethora of voices, backgrounds, and experiences that have historically been marginalized in this country, and like it or not, pop culture is a crucial realm where these wrongs can be upended. So, let the young women coming up after the #MeToo generation take on Billie Eilish as an avatar, let a woman’s teenage voice boast of its power, assert her sexual dominance, and use men as playthings instead of sing about being used as one by them. Let “Bad Guy” be the biggest song in the country, thundering this alternate reality to the men who think their legislation can shut down the power of a woman’s body, or her power to use it in whatever way pleases her and no one else.
By Caitlin White
Excerpt:
But if “Bad Guy” does creep into the peak spot on the most important song chart in the country, it will be because it deserves to be there, too. Because there are a plethora of voices, backgrounds, and experiences that have historically been marginalized in this country, and like it or not, pop culture is a crucial realm where these wrongs can be upended. So, let the young women coming up after the #MeToo generation take on Billie Eilish as an avatar, let a woman’s teenage voice boast of its power, assert her sexual dominance, and use men as playthings instead of sing about being used as one by them. Let “Bad Guy” be the biggest song in the country, thundering this alternate reality to the men who think their legislation can shut down the power of a woman’s body, or her power to use it in whatever way pleases her and no one else.
