Is Rape Me by Nirvana controversial?

Written shortly after work had been completed on Nirvana’s landmark Nevermind album, the song was eventually released on Nirvana’s final studio album In Utero. Rape Me was immediately controversial for its frank lyrical content, so much so that the band were banned from playing it at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.

What did Kurt Cobain do for feminism?

Nirvana baked feminist ideas right into their lyrics and image. Nirvana had songs like “Polly,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” and “Breed,” which dealt directly with gender issues from a pro-feminist perspective, and songs like “About a Girl” and “All Apologies,” which employed a layered, nuanced understanding of love and gender.

Did Kurt Cobain say he was a feminist?

Cobain was a feminist. He believed in equality of every kind. He wasn’t afraid to speak his mind about issues that weren’t as widely as discussed over 20 years ago.

Was Kurt Cobain a sexist?

Kurt was outspoken on gay rights, homophobia and sexism. He said he wished he’d been gay, just to annoy homophobes, and often wore dresses to protest against sexism. “Wearing a dress shows I can be as feminine as I want,” he told the LA Times, in a jab at the macho undercurrents he detested in rock.

Why did Nirvana write Polly?

Cobain wrote “Polly” about an incident in Tacoma, Washington involving the abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl in August 1987. Gerald Arthur Friend kidnapped the girl while she was leaving a rock concert, suspended her upside down from a pulley in his mobile home and raped and tortured her with a blow torch.

Why Nirvana was a feminist band?

Nirvana’s countless performances for civil rights related benefits, various writings on the importance of minorities, and opposition of macho rock standards makes them one of the leading feminist voices in the music industry to date.

Was Nirvana a feminist band?

Nirvana baked feminist ideas right into their lyrics and image. Nirvana had songs like “Polly,” “Pennyroyal Tea,” and “Breed,” which dealt directly with gender issues from a pro-feminist perspective, and songs like “About a Girl” and “All Apologies,” which employed a layered, nuanced understanding of love and gender.

Who inspired Nirvana?

Inspired by Black Sabbath, and punk rock bands like Black Flag, by 1986 they had formed Nirvana and two years later moved to Seattle to record their first single with Sub Pop.