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Girls Will Be Girls

3/23/2015

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     The movement started with a displeasure from women in Olympia, Washington in the early 1990s, who felt out of the loop with the punk scene that only favored prissy men. Since the beginning of the punk scene, men pretty much dominated the stage and left women hanging. The International Women’s Day had just passed and deeds of our early riot grrl heroines were resurfaced. All over Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram; they showed the true meaning behind fighting for a place in society. They were anti-sexist and anti-racist but they were pro-choice and convinced women to do what they want. The Riot Grrl Movement consisted of bands who propagated the ideals. Music with great tunes and substantial lyrics, better than what you may have actually expected. The bands were all about girls doing what they want. They tried to change society’s idea of women, showing everyone else that they were strong and they can live independently. They fought the notion that nothing or no one should hinder the action of girls.

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     The other prominent activity besides the music that made girls intoxicated with the movement is that they promoted fanzines or zines that contained literature and art. Girls communicated well and related to their own situations in life. They learned to see themselves as a person of importance. The zines that they spreaded sounds completely beautiful and you would notice that zines today are still popular among us. Since you can make them from your bedroom and they are so easy to make! The Riot Grrrl movement also contributed to the DIY-culture we are addicted to right now. Ever since then, girls were taught to sew in their classes and they found a way to make the sewing exciting and made their own super cute things like clothing and pins. The girls made fashion and wore clothes which they liked or decided to wear.

     Until now, the Riot Grrrl movement’s actions are still seen today. Through the internet, we see all sorts of things that make us open our minds about other worlds or cultures. We can confidently say that we are open-minded beings now compared to the other generations. There are still zines, magazines, art shows and online magazines like Reinvent Magazine to propagate the girl movement and fight for our rights. They showed the world that we weren’t going to act nice, smile pretty, slave after men and be silent. If boys will be boys, then girls will be girls except we’re twice the fun. So please ladies, everyone to the front!


Refer here for the best Riot Grrrl Records. 

Written by Danielle Collantes
Illustration by Frances Seno
Sources: 1 | 2 | 3

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