In the Rolling Stone top 100 guitarists list from 2003, there were two females. This raises the question of whether rock music is gendered male. Guitar is not considered to be a feminine instrument to play, women are more likely to pick up a violin or flute, it is sometimes seen as unladylike to play guitar. It has become apparent that many men see a guitar as an extension of themselves, often in a sexual way. We can see this by the way men hold a guitar, covering their genital area. Women in rock are often shown as sex objects for the men's pleasure. The lack of female artists in the rock genre therefore means that the majority of songs produced are aimed at men, making the amount of female listeners considerably less. Overall, I believe that rock music is predominantly male, however is not exclusively for men.
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Not a bad summary. Perhaps you could have said something about the use of misogynist lyrics as a compensation for male loss of status, but overall this is quite good.
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