Beyoncé Shoots, But Country Music’s Daddy Issues Remain Deep-Seated
It is hardly surprising within the closed world of country music to come across fathers infantilising their young. Daughters typically bear the brunt of such ostentatious displays of masculinity, with songs like ‘Daddy’s Girl’ by Red Sovine serving as staples of country radio in the hard trucking, heavy drinking, frequently philandering, altogether dirty South. But why do the women themselves…
