Could you imagine any journalist saying that Siouxie Sue, or any other of the punk women of that era, was a bad role model because she was 34, unmarried and childless, they would have received the appropriate response: f**k right off!
Some people want to return to the 1950s.
Fascinating that whoever wrote this is trying to pitch the idea that girls growing up believing they can do whatever they want with their lives is a bad thing.
Nothing more threatening than a talented, wealthy independent woman. That’s a woman out of their control, so she is an ‘unnatural’ woman. American political & religious groups have been trying to regain control over women & their bodies. They fear any woman with autonomy. It’s too much like power.