'It’s infuriating that, despite everything she did to claim her own agency, her career is tethered to the actions of men,' writes JRK316 JanetJacksonDoc
Being in control has been a lifelong battle for her. She wrestled for creative and professional control from her father, Joe, then battled for control over her public image and bodily autonomy from her ex-husband René Elizondo. She continues to fight for control over her narrative.power in being able to name your own experience as a woman. Janet reserves the right to name what happened to her, in her own terms.Janet has a nurturing soul, and her M.O.
The whispery approach Janet could take in a song like “Got ’Til It’s Gone” — I was thinking of that tune, with its prominent Joni Mitchell sample, all weekend as both women trended simultaneously on Twitter — has clearly been an inspiration for the likes of Tinashe and FKA twigs. The percussive way she rode a groove too: Listening now to “If,” from the early ’90s, I feel like she’s foretelling some of the changes to come in the blurred relationship between singing and rapping.
It fits the tone of “When I Think of You” — for the record, my favorite Janet song — which is bright and breezy as she communicates how enamored she is at the mere thought of someone. It’s perfect for the softness of a ballad like “Come Back to Me” because it accentuates the song’s feeling of yearning.Janet never had to be a belter like Whitney or Mariah to make evocative music — she was designing her own new diva steeze.
We’ve made some progress culturally, but the fact that Janet Jackson, who birthed a generation of artists, is still somehow underrated is ridiculous. But again, if you want to see society’s disdain for Black women in action, there you have it.Julian, I love your point about the emergence of Black Twitter as a key to understanding the shifting perception of Janet. Any star with a career as long as Janet’s is bound to have moments when they recede in the cultural consciousness.
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