{"id":71,"date":"2020-04-28T22:53:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T02:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2020-04-29T00:20:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T04:20:55","slug":"angele-balance-ton-quoi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/angele-balance-ton-quoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Ang\u00e8le &#8211; &#8220;Balance Ton Quoi&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_110\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110\" style=\"width: 332px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-110\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-29-at-12.11.06-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Women&#8217;s Day, 2018 &#8211; Image from Instagram Account @angele_vl\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daughter of Laurence Bibot, actor and comedian, and Marka, singer for the 1980s group Allez Allez, Ang\u00e8le is a Belgian singer\/songwriter. She began as a pianist and vocalist, but has now switched to working in eccentric pop, using both English and French in her music (Europavox, Roisin 2018).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBalance Ton Quoi\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ang\u00e8le - Balance Ton Quoi [CLIP OFFICIEL]\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hi7Rx3En7-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The music video for Ang\u00e8le\u2019s 2019 \u201cBalance Ton Quoi<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-112\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-29-at-12.17.14-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"222\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French Feminist Movement &#8211; Image from Bertrand Guay, AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Similar to Pat Benatar, Ang\u00e8le directly begins her message with the title of her song. \u201cBalance Ton Quoi\u201d is a more polite phrase for \u201cBalance ton porc\u201d which is the French equivalent of #MeToo. It is an expression that references to the \u201cpig\u201d like actions of those that take advantage of others, and denounces sexism. The lyrics of the song are more direct in terms of their deliverance of the messages of feminism with phrases like \u201cBah faudrait p&#8217;t&#8217;\u00eatre casser les codes (Hey it\u2019s time we break the codes) \/ Une fille qui l&#8217;ouvre \u00e7a serait normal (A girl should speak her mind) (Video, 0:14). The addition of more vulgarity and directly calling out types of cat-calls is due to the fact that Ang\u00e8le\u2019s music is being released in a world where directness equals action, and where fourth wave feminism dominates. The embrace of pop elements such as a simple back beat, synthesizers, and sweet vocals along with strong messages of celebrating femininity help Ang\u00e8le to reclaim the musical genre that was once one of the only genres acceptable for women to occupy. Instead of being seen as an oppressive box to be forced into, fourth wave feminist artists work to take back the title on pop as a liberating genre. Instead of fighting to not be feminine, it accentuates \u2018feminine\u2019 qualities that serves as a way of reclaiming the feminine identity as her own.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-113\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-113\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-10.22.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from 0:20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-10.23.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from 1:47<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The main themes of the video are directly related to the main themes of fourth wave feminism, consent and intersectionality. The video is a performance and narrative type video, showing Ang\u00e8le singing, and following the storyline of a court room and an anti-sexism academy. The academy is where students are taught about consent, respecting personal space, pay equality, and spotting sexism through empathy and communication. The video follows students through the lectures and group discussions as they learn about equality. The make-up of the groups is diverse, sending the message that this is an issue for everyone to learn.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115\" style=\"width: 2880px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-28-at-10.23.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from 1:33<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The courtroom is a space that promotes the fourth wave feminism idea of holding people accountable for their actions. On the prosecutor side of the courtroom is a diverse group fighting for equality. The diversity of the group champions the upholding value of intersectionality. This is the idea that people are made up of different identities, therefore everyone presents unique differences that should be embraced instead of discriminated against.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daughter of Laurence Bibot, actor and comedian, and Marka, singer for the 1980s group Allez Allez, Ang\u00e8le is a Belgian singer\/songwriter. She began as a pianist and vocalist, but has now switched to working in eccentric pop, using both English and French in her music (Europavox, Roisin 2018). \u201cBalance Ton Quoi\u201d The music video for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/angele-balance-ton-quoi\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ang\u00e8le &#8211; &#8220;Balance Ton Quoi&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4721,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[138603],"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/spring2020-mus235-10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}