"The inspiration for "Cornflake Girl" came from Alice Walker's novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, about a young African woman going through the ritual of female genital cutting. Amos was angered by the idea that a mother could subject her daughter to such a brutal act, and the song arose as an exploration of the idea of betrayal between women. In the song two factions of women are referred to: the "Raisin Girls" are "multicultural" and open-minded, while the "Cornflake Girls" of the title are "narrowminded and full of prejudice".
The reference to cornflakes and raisins comes from their distribution in a box of breakfast cereal, implying that "raisin girls" are much harder to find than "cornflake girls". Amos has spoken in interviews about being referred to glibly as "the Cornflake Girl" due to the song's title being applied to her, when she considers herself a "Raisin Girl". The mistake may be related to a pre-fame appearance that Amos made in a Kelloggs Just Right commercial in 1987.
The term "cornflake girl" also appears in the lyrics of the Billy Bragg song "Body of Water" from his 1991 album Don't Try This at Home with the line "Oh, to become a pearl / In the wordy world of the cornflake girl."
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend....
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend.
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend....
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend.
"The inspiration for "Cornflake Girl" came from Alice Walker's novel Possessing the Secret of Joy, about a young African woman going through the ritual of female genital cutting. Amos was angered by the idea that a mother could subject her daughter to such a brutal act, and the song arose as an exploration of the idea of betrayal between women. In the song two factions of women are referred to: the "Raisin Girls" are "multicultural" and open-minded, while the "Cornflake Girls" of the title are "narrowminded and full of prejudice".
The reference to cornflakes and raisins comes from their distribution in a box of breakfast cereal, implying that "raisin girls" are much harder to find than "cornflake girls". Amos has spoken in interviews about being referred to glibly as "the Cornflake Girl" due to the song's title being applied to her, when she considers herself a "Raisin Girl". The mistake may be related to a pre-fame appearance that Amos made in a Kelloggs Just Right commercial in 1987.
The term "cornflake girl" also appears in the lyrics of the Billy Bragg song "Body of Water" from his 1991 album Don't Try This at Home with the line "Oh, to become a pearl / In the wordy world of the cornflake girl."
(Taken from wikipedia)
@springhaze29 ? So the African woman/mother is a cornflake girl or what?
@springhaze29 ? So the African woman/mother is a cornflake girl or what?
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend....
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend.
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend....
@springhaze29 I Do believe this song is about women betraying other women. Corn flake girl is about those certain girls/woman who have power/popularity especially during those high school years. The raisins are less popular not rich usually they try to fit in and sometimes they “pick” one to be friend and ultimately betray usually it’s a planned betrayal The “can’t believe this is happening” is the part where they turn ,either by a viscous lie/rumor “either way it’s the unbelievable hurt and betrayal and having to face those cornflake girl after you put trust in that friend.