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Riot grrl appeared as a musical movement in the late 80's in Olympia, WA. Bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile were formed and a lot of their fans made posters, zines, and poetry. It was fueled by the lack of respect they were getting from the boy punk rock bands at the time, and evolved into a more general radical feminist movement. The popular media seized upon it mostly because they did some shocking things, like writing "slut" and the like on their bodies to raise awareness of the issues they were interested in. A lot of people started using the term "grrl" to describe any young girl at odds with the modern female stereotypes.

Subcategories

• Babes in Toyland
• Bikini Kill
• Bratmobile
• Hole
• Huggy Bear
• L7
• Le Tigre
• Sleater-Kinney
• Swift, Ember
• Team Dresch
• Tribe 8

Resources in This Category

• Mary Nowhere

  http://www.angelfire.com/pa4/marynowhere/main.html
  Two grrrls and a guy playing Riot Grrl inspired punk rock. Site has lyrics, band member information and upcoming events for the band.

• The Fakers

  http://www.angelfire.com/emo/thefakers/
  An all-punk, all-girl band from Orange Park, Florida.

 

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