Lorde determined to be a voice for women’s empowerment

Lorde is determined to be a loud voice in the #Metoo and Time’s Up anti-harassment movements because she knows how important it is for famous white women to speak out.
The New Zealand-based singer had a vision of the empowerment movement, which took shape following the election of U.S. leader Donald Trump at the end of 2016 and the publication of exposes into film boss Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct in October (17).
Months before, Lorde tweeted “old men in power have a storm coming, the likes of which they cannot comprehend”.
“What is really interesting and important about this moment is that every man I know is having to check himself, having to be aware of his misogynistic biases, having to re-examine his understanding of consent,” the Royals star tells Billboard.
“I think that is so overdue and so vital. It’s the kind of thing that only comes about when people are brave enough to share and really bring these dudes down. I think every woman is like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s happening’.”
But something Gabrielle Union said recently really touched a nerve for Lorde and made her realise how important it is for women like her to speak up: “A really important thing that Gabrielle Union addressed eloquently is that we can’t forget that white voices are given their moment much more willingly than voices of colour.
“It’s so important to realise that people of colour weren’t afforded this luxury of having everybody listen always. But, for me, it feels like one of those things where there’s this chasm that opens and it’s never going to close. You don’t get to un-have this moment. This is forever, and the way this trickles down to everyone’s lives is a permanent thing.”