{"id":508186,"date":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/how-the-spice-girls-became-icons-of-the-girl-power-movement-2\/"},"modified":"2020-07-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","slug":"how-the-spice-girls-became-icons-of-the-girl-power-movement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture\/how-the-spice-girls-became-icons-of-the-girl-power-movement-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Spice Girls became icons of the girl power movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <div class=\"wp-block-cb-carousel cb-single-slide\" data-slick=\"{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:1,&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1,&quot;speed&quot;:300,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:false,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;autoplaySpeed&quot;:3000,&quot;infinite&quot;:true,&quot;responsive&quot;:[{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:769,&quot;settings&quot;:{&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:1,&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1}}]}\">\n            \n                    <div class=\"wp-block-cb-slide\">\n                    \n                    <figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a21329baf371&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a21329baf371\" class=\"wp-block-image size-medium-large wp-lightbox-container\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/spice-girls-numero-magazine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-0\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>\n                    \n                    <\/figure>\n                    \n                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <p><strong>What was going on in the world in 1996? <\/strong>While a young Will Smith was starring in <em>Independence Day<\/em>, Prince Charles and Lady Diana were getting a divorce and the Nintendo 64 was getting its first start, the Spice Girls were making a real splash in the music industry with the release of their single <em>Wannabe<\/em>. With over-the-top and varied outfits, the five singers nicknamed Posh, Baby, Scary, Sporty and Ginger Spice embodied a wider spectrum of femininity, becoming front-figures of 90s feminism. While the year 2021 will bring the 25th anniversary of the worldwide hit, <em>Wannabe<\/em>, Channel 4 announced they will be making a multiple parts documentary on the Spice Girls, following the trajectory of their career. Entitled <em>Girl Powered: The Spice Girls<\/em>, this new project will unveil unseen footage of the girl-group as well as exclusive interviews.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>From the start of their career in the 90s<\/strong>, the Spice Girls embodied a new type of feminism and became true figures of the girl power movement. &ldquo;<em>[Girl power] is being able to do things just as well as &mdash; or even better than &mdash; the boys, and be what we want to be&rdquo;, <\/em>explained Mel C &mdash; alias Sporty Spice &mdash; at the end of the 90s. By embodying different archetypes such as the sporty one, the posh one, the ever young one, and wearing printed shirts reading &ldquo;Girl Power!&rdquo;, the Spice Girls proved just how much the fight for equal rights applied to each and every woman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br \/>\r\n<strong>By firing their manager in 1995 &mdash; because his artistic proposals imprisoned them in a childlike image &mdash; <\/strong>The Spice Girls imposed their vision of a modern and free woman. With lyrics such as: <em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll tell you what I want, what I really want\/if you want my future, forget my past\/don&rsquo;t go wasting my precious time&rdquo;<\/em>, the girl group inspired a whole generation of women that, every time their idols came together, showed unreal commitment and support. In addition to this new series &mdash; which release date is still to be announced &mdash; Channel 4 also said that four out of the five original members of the group may come back for an exceptional tour across Europe, Australia and the United-States. In November 2018, almost twenty years after the group had broken up, <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/music\/spice-girls-reunion-tour-mel-b-mel-c-geri-emma-first-concert-croke-park-stadium-dublin\">the Spice Girls had announced a series of nine exclusive shows in the United Kingdom, triggering waves of hysteria<\/a>. The fans fought tooth and nail over the tickets, breaking the country&rsquo;s sales record.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What was going on in the world in 1996? 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