In a surprise move, The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) has adopted the Beastie Boys song Girls as the organisation’s official anthem.
The 1986 hit, from the Beastie’s classic Licensed to Ill album features the lyrics “Girls…to do the dishes, to clean up my room, to do the laundry and in the bathroom.”
A spokesperson for the NWCI said that the song showcased “the diversity of employment opportunities available to the modern career woman.”
“The Beasties’ show that women are capable of anything they set their mind to,” they continued.
The song also states that what the Beasties really want is “girls…two at a time,” a line the NWCI has praised as “inspiring.”
“Too often the representation of women in certain industries is tokenistic. We’re urging all employers to adopt the two girls at a time approach, because the only thing better than one girl in the workplace is two.”
Many feminists have taken to social media criticising the NWCI and denouncing the track as “appallingly misogynistic.” Others have called for an empowering remake of Girls to be mc’ed by Lena Dunham or Kristen Wiig.
The NWCI stated that the response to their announcement has been over-whelmingly positive and the “bitter remarks of a handful of ex-members” will not sabotage their campaign, or right to party.