Björk Slams Media Sexism in Powerful Open Letter: “Eat Your Bechdel Test Heart Out”
Björk has penned a lengthy open letter addressed to the media about the sexism that female artists face in how their art and performances are received. Following her DJ sets at Day For Night Festival in Houston, Björk says she saw media critiques that she was “not ‘performing’ and ‘hiding’ behind desks,” a critique that she found sexist as other DJs did not receive the same. “I am aware of that it is less [than] a year since I started DJing publicly so this is something people are still getting used to and my fans have been incredibly welcoming to me sharing my musical journey and letting me be me,” she wrote. “Women in music are allowed to be singer songwriters singing about their boyfriends. If they change the subject matter to atoms, galaxies, activism,…