AT THE National Abortion Campaign benelit Fingers Talk, Black Slate, Polly Styrene and we were damave al the anti-feminism of most of the audience, which we feel was encouraged by the lack of political direction from NAC. There was no bookstall, sneakers or banner - the taet assu morton being that the gig was for fund-raising only. This raises the important question or sexism in music and the relation between music and politics.
The reaction that punk and reggae generate among an audience is highly exciting, and directly threatens the status quo. While Rock against Racism is showing that rock can raise funds and politicise its audience, the audience at the Round House in London were not confronted with the Tact that women don't have control over their own bodies. and sexuality in this sociery, and that roost music 1s still enforcing sexist images of women.
It would be unrealistic, even at a NAC benefit, to expect a predominantly male and punk audience to fall over themselves in supporting women's rights. Bur the fact that the whole evening meant that all elements of Because the connections between music and sexual potitics were not made, leminists were Socialist 130p- 10 0.10pm :
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