There was something feminist about being part of a community that, although synthetic, provided an empowering sense of community. Despite this shift from the underground to the mainstream the music remains largely untouched by mainstream culture. This music has the potential to subvert mainstream culture and mainstream ideas. This music has the potential to be a form of feminist expression and art. Electronic music has the potential to subvert traditional values, including gender roles and boundaries.
Electronic music has the potential to transcend gender boundaries.
However, the synthesis of the music, itself can even be seen as problematic. This is problematic because a lot of people see this as ripping off sounds and extracting them from their context. This accusation is familiar to our generation. Heywood and Drake argue that we as third wave feminists are critical of this homogenizing culture that generalizes about us in this way. I think that electronic music answers this generalization by appropriating these samples and exploding them in a way that subverts expectations.