Any girl who grew up in the ’90s knew who the Spice Girls were. Baby, Ginger, Posh, Sporty and Scary took the world by storm and spread the eternal message of “GIRL POWER” across the world! We were all wearing platform shoes with our hair in space buns….what a time to be alive….
Seriously the Spice Girls were a major influence on my life. In a world that always seemed to say boys did it better, guess what girls can do it better too. I was in middle school when the Spice Girls entered the entertainment world, and it was exactly what I needed. Five young women, all with distinctly different personalities, styles, strengths, coming together to create something magical. It was an inspiration, a movement, fueled by catchy tunes and the empowerment of women. In middle school kids can be cruel, so cruel. I was a victim of the bullies mercilessly, but there was a silver lining. I had an amazing core group of girlfriends. We brought each other up, never down. We banded together to provide safety in a world that was increasingly becoming unsafe. We could just be with one another. Many hours were spent listening to music and making up dances (luckily one of our friends actually took dance so we didn’t look like complete amateurs). We bonded over our love of this music and just being ourselves.
Raising kids now I think this song still resonates. It represents a world where everyone can be accepted for who they are. Being your authentic self is the only way to live your life. And obviously women can do anything. We are strong, intellectual, funny, smart, beautiful, complex people (female, male, whatever) so just live life with love and a girl power attitude and you can’t go wrong!