Grimes turns 30: the singer's most feminist moments

Sexual harassment - She told Fader, "One time I was backstage at a show, and there was this random guy in my dressing room, and he just grabbed me and started making out with me, and I was like, 'Ah!' and pushed him off. Then he went, 'Ha! I kiss-raped you' and left. Sh*t like that happens quasi-frequently."

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Tumblr post - On her Tumblr she also said "I'm sad that my desire to be treated as an equal and as a human being is interpreted as hatred of men, rather than a request to be included and respected.”

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Tweet - Two years later, she expressed that same sentiment on Twitter, according to Flavorwire.

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Tweet - “It’s a disservice to feminism to paint me as as so aggressively anti-male all the time,” Grimes tweeted.

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On doing it all herself - In talking about producing, engineering and having sole control of her work, she explained to the New Yorker in 2015, "I can’t use an outside engineer because, if I use an engineer, then people start being, like, 'Oh! That guy just did it all.'"

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Sexism in the studio - She told Fader, “Going into studios, there's all these engineers there, and they don't let you touch the equipment. I was like, 'Well, can I just edit my vocals?' And they'd be like 'No, just tell us what to do, and we'll do it.' And then a male producer would come in, and he'd be allowed to do it. It was so sexist. I was, like, aghast."

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"Sexually creepy" engineers - In 2015, she told Dazed about some of the “sexually creepy” experiences she has endured in the studio.

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"Sexually creepy" engineers - "You might be in there with someone cool, and then an engineer says, 'Here’s my number,' and I’m like, 'Can you not give me your number while I’m at work and you’re supposed to be working for me? For real?' I’d like to be able to go to work and not be asked on a date. I’d like to go to work and be allowed to touch the computer."

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Feminism in her music - Some of Grimes' albums include feminist tracks, such as 'California' and 'Venus Fly.'

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Feminism in her music - 'Art Angels' was Grimes' fourth album, which Pitchfork described as "a gilded coffin nail to outmoded sexist arguments that women in pop are constructed products, a mere frame for male producers' talents."

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On male producers - Grimes reiterated this summation in the New Yorker, "It’s a mostly male perspective—you’re mostly hearing male voices run through female performers. I think some really good art comes of it, but it’s just, like, half the population is not really being heard."

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Feminism in her music - Pitchfork also described the record as "an epic holiday buffet of tendentious feminist f**k-off."

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Feminism in her music - Lyrics from 'Art Angels' include lines like 'I'll never be your dream girl' from the song 'Butterfly.'

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Grimes and Gevinson: an interview dripping with feminism - In 2014, Grimes interviewed young feminist icon Tavi Gevinson.

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Grimes and Gevinson: an interview dripping with feminism - The conversation for Interview Magazine was filled with several brilliant feminist moments.

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Grimes and Gevinson: an interview dripping with feminism - Questions from Grimes included things like: "Is there any feminist dimension to the roles you take, with regards to playing your age or how you're perceived, and how women in general are perceived?"

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She's part of the Beyhive - Empowered women empower women and Grimes certainly did that when she came to Beyonce's defence in 2013.

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She's part of the Beyhive - According to Pitchfork, Grimes said of Queen B, “ She stands for people of colour and women everywhere succeeding in a stifling patriarchy without compromising her morals.”

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She's a part of the Beyhive - "And the fact that she is hugely successful is not a sh*tty thing," she continued.

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She's part of the Beyhive - "It's an important and amazing thing and she clearly works hard for it," Grimes concluded.

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She loves Mariah - In that same interview, Grimes also spoke out about her love for Mariah Carey, and the reaction of male musicians when she expresses her admiration for the songstress.

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She loves Mariah - "I know very few adult males who consider themselves serious 'music guys' who don't laugh when I say I like Mariah Carey. Why? Because she's beautiful and people like her. Therefore she must be selling sex, right? So obviously her music is terrible, right? Ugh."

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Birthday - Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher, was born in Vancouver on March 17, 1988.

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Grime it up, Grimes! - Happy 30th birthday, Grimes! May you continue to school us with all of your bright tidbits, feminist quotes, and great music well into your thirties and beyond!

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Tumblr post - "Or as if the fact that I'm a woman makes me incapable of using technology,” she continued.

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Tumblr post - “I have never seen this kind of thing happen to any of my male peers," Grimes concluded.

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Tumblr post - In the same breath she spoke out about being molested at shows and people who sexually objectify her.

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