Lily Allen Slams "Demoralising" Music Industry Sexism
She also insists she's definitely a feminist
Lily Allen has hit out at the sexism she claims is still rife in the music industry.
Despite her huge career successes, 28-year-old Lily says that sheâs still talked down to purely because of her gender.
She told The Debrief: âI know that I get talked to in label meetings and by executives like a woman. Itâs demoralising and sneering and we apparently donât have an opinion.
âItâs done in a way to make you feel ashamed, whether they know theyâre doing it or not. There are women in the room, in those meetings, and no-one says âDonât talk to her like that.â
âThatâs the only way I feel like itâs going to change, when people start saying, âYou canât f***ing do that!ââ
Lily also revealed that her âOur Timeâ video, which follows her on a night out, is a swipe at the sensationalist treatment women get in the press when they drink alcohol.
Saying sheâs got no time for âdrunk shamingâ, Lily continued: âThere is a moral undertone where women are concerned that doesnât exist where men are concerned. And that pisses me off, you know?
âIf you show pictures of men itâs like lads on tour, itâs glorified like a cool thing. If itâs a girl, itâs like âYouâre meant to be at home looking after your children, how dare you!ââ
Lilyâs comments come after she was quoted in an online interview as apparently snubbing feminism, saying: âI hate that word because it shouldnât even be a thing any more.â
Claiming she was misquoted and meant she was disappointed that feminism still needed to be discussed because equality should have been reached by 2014, Lily told The Debrief: âOf course Iâm a feminist.â
Check out the âOur Timeâ video right here: