Few artists embody the term “iconoclast” more than Sinead O’Connor. A voice of rebellion, she spoke truth to power and stood for what she believed in, regardless of personal and professional cost.As a survivor of unspeakable trauma herself, Sinead denounced child abuse in the catholic church on live television years before the world was ready to hear it. And though this infamous act saw her blacklisted from TV networks and venues, she maintained that it put her career “back on the right track”. She was, and always would be, a protest singer - never a pop star....
Few artists embody the term “iconoclast” more than Sinead O’Connor. A voice of rebellion, she spoke truth to power and stood for what she believed in, regardless of personal and professional cost.
As a survivor of unspeakable trauma herself, Sinead denounced child abuse in the catholic church on live television years before the world was ready to hear it. And though this infamous act saw her blacklisted from TV networks and venues, she maintained that it put her career “back on the right track”. She was, and always would be, a protest singer - never a pop star.
A new Sinead-devotee, Sam returns to tell us the story of the fearless feminist icon with compassion and admiration. Together with Matt and Chula, she reflects on how the media portrayal of Sinead O’Connor had insidiously fed her own pre-conceptions and unconscious biases.
This week’s ‘One For The Road’ is the seminal feminist book ‘Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman’ by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Find it here:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/women-who-run-with-the-wolves/clarissa-pinkola-est-s/9781846046940
Content Warnings: physical, emotional and sexual child abuse, childhood neglect, early loss of a parent, mental health, depression, suicide, child loss.
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