“I feel like there are certain standards that pop women are held to that men aren't,” Ari said. “We have to do the teaser before the single, then do the single, and wait to do the preorder, and radio has to impact before the video, and we have to do the discount on this day, and all this sh*t. It’s just like, ‘Bruh, I just want to f*cking talk to my fans and sing and write music and drop it the way these boys do.
Ari also revealed that as an artist, she’s been pressured to fit into certain stereotypes and preconceived, clichéd ideas of her persona. “They’re unable to accept the fact that women are a million things, and not just two,” she told. “You can be adorable and brilliant. You can be friendly and silly, and yet strong and indestructible. You can be professional and present, and also sexual and fun.
It's true. We need more female Roadies, Security, Instrument technicians, etc.