Women’s March, London, 21 January 2017
Kate Nash, singer and Women Make Music supporter
What’s so cool about this picture is that you have an iconic British statue alongside a message on gender equality. There were loads of signs at the women’s march in London – it’s become really popular to get creative with them.
There has been a tendency within history in general for women to be small, to cross their legs and brush their hair. Even in the music industry, men have tried to quieten me down and package me differently. Now women want to express themselves and be a part of things. It’s about coming together to stand up for causes we believe in, and being intersectional in our feminism.
This placard has such a powerful message – it’s unapologetic, it’s fierce. It’s not going to be tamed by anybody. Nobody’s going to tell a lion to shut up – they’d be eaten!
It looks as if someone has left this placard there at the end of the march. It is a piece of art – it keeps on telling a story even when you’ve got on the Tube and gone home. (As told to Leah Harper)
Editor: I loved this piece, and Kate Nash's final comment.
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