Patti Smith

Patti Smith is such an influential person in the Punk Rock Scene. During the 60's she impacted that genre of music because as usual the men in the music industry were the one that had huge success around those Time. If a person is listening to her song such as " people have the power" it's clear she is more of a poet. The way she sings her song it's as if she is performing at an open mic.Her songs are very neutral  and usually, talk about how  we can change the world to make it a better place. She can be seen as a sort of activist. I find interesting that around the time she starting performing that she doesn't like to be identified as a woman but as an "artist.She believes in gender fluidity which is not an a bad thing. I'm sure many women who express the same beliefs as her. She was  inspired to be a certain way. Out of all the individuals, we learned about so far in class Patti Smith is the least likable to me. In her interview with Frickle David, she mentioned how in high school most of her friends were black"My world was so small I didn't  even know there was a civil right"This is very confusing because if she had African American friends I'm sure she overheard stories of inequalities and such. Although Patti Smith's  poem are about  a making positive change in the  world I feel like there are a lot of issues such as racial, gender inequality that she is oblivious too. Patti Smith mentioned how "I grew up not believing in an enemy" This may explain why she opposed to feminist and  is oblivious to  important movement such as  the civil rights movement.I believe she led a privileged childhood. She could have made a better  impact if she supported the feminist movement back in the 60s.She could have paved the way for much more women. In comparison to Nina Simmon Patti smith was not a feminist and did not discuss social injustice as much she was neutral regarding several issues while Nina Simmons it was clear she was a feminist fighting for women's power and her whole career focused on indirect protesting to social injustice