Revolution Girl-Style Now!
Riot Grrrls were originally born out of the “Punk” scene where rebellion
was expressed in attitude, appearance, style, and music. Defining Riot Grrrl is
much like defining Punk. There is no central organization, no authoritive
definition, just an attitude concerned with pointing out social hypocrisy and
empowering people to “do it yourself”, creating a culture of their own when they
see that the mainstream media does not reflect their concerns or provide outlets
for their efforts. Riot Grrrl is a supportive environment for girls and young
women which is concerned with feminist issues such as rape, abortion rights,
bulimia/anorexia, sexism, sexuality, double standards, self-defense, ...
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The ethos is about supporting each
other and empowering each other. In actuality, Riot Grrrl is a frame of mind.
It's a way for them to come together in a common cause: “Revolution Girl-Style
Now!”. Since no specific person or people claim they created it, Riot Grrrl has
meant many things to many people. Most girls do not attempt to define it anymore.
“EVERY GRRRL IS A RIOT GRRRL. All you need is a healthy dose of pissed-of-ness
at the treatment of womyn in our society. We are NOT all punk, all white, all
lesbians, all musicians, all fanzine editors, all vegetarians, all victims of
abuse, all straight edge. There is no ‘stereotypical' Riot Grrrl.” (Knight 9)
The early Riot Grrrl scene was a “loose-knit” affiliation of feminist Punks,
formed circa 1991 in Olympia, Washington and Washington D.C. The philosophy of “
do it yourself” and “you can do anything” seemed to apply mostly to boys, who
were the ones making the music and dictating the styles. By the early ‘90s, more
and ...
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and made into a new
fad and trend, Riot Grrrls changed their minds:
...I'm sick to death of defending riot grrrl every time I turn
around, I don't even know why it should have to be defended.
Riot grrrl is not what Seventeen, Newsweek or the LA Weekly
make it out to be or any other media thing. The media attention
has taken riot grrrl and twisted it distorted the name to mean
little if anything of importance. No person can speak for all riot
grrrls, they can only simply give their opinion (like I am) and it
should be taken as such...(34)
After the height of mainstream media coverage, many of the more productive
and popular chapters such as ...
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