Riot Grrrl, a movement, a genre, a community. Riot Grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement that started in the early 1990’s in Washington D.C. It began near the end of 2nd wave feminism that focused primarily on thin, white, middle class, “females” it would lead the very beginnings of the 3rd wave. 3rd wave feminism is the most current wave that is multi sectional, with a common goal of abolishing fat phobia, trans-misogyny, racism, slut shaming, and many more current issues women must deal with. This would be the start of something big that would continue to impact the lives of girls to come. Riot Grrrl has had a momentous impact on society as a whole, and is still educating newcomers about the indifference's of gender equality.
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There were two bands that were seen as the leading roles of the movement one being Bikini Kill, and the other Bratmobile. Kathleen Hanna, lead vocalist of Bikini Kill is seen as the icon for the original Riot Grrrl movement. Songs often addressed critical issues that were not getting the justice they deserved such as, rape, sexism, racism, domestic abuse, and female empowerment. The overriding principle was that these women were not going to sit back and take the “compliments” thrown at them on the street, the roles others imposed on them, or fit any stereotype out there. Accordingly chapters popped up in towns loosely spread out around the country. Riot Grrrl became a subculture focused on uniting women, and destroying the common ideas of what women should be. Riot Grrrl ideas could be heard through their music, art, political activism, and fanzines. Kathleen stated, “STOP the J word jealousy from killing girl LOVE” in one Bikini Kill zine that needs to be shared again ()! Overall, the biggest impact of this movement is that is has brought together so many girls, and gave them a voice when they didn’t think they had
There were two bands that were seen as the leading roles of the movement one being Bikini Kill, and the other Bratmobile. Kathleen Hanna, lead vocalist of Bikini Kill is seen as the icon for the original Riot Grrrl movement. Songs often addressed critical issues that were not getting the justice they deserved such as, rape, sexism, racism, domestic abuse, and female empowerment. The overriding principle was that these women were not going to sit back and take the “compliments” thrown at them on the street, the roles others imposed on them, or fit any stereotype out there. Accordingly chapters popped up in towns loosely spread out around the country. Riot Grrrl became a subculture focused on uniting women, and destroying the common ideas of what women should be. Riot Grrrl ideas could be heard through their music, art, political activism, and fanzines. Kathleen stated, “STOP the J word jealousy from killing girl LOVE” in one Bikini Kill zine that needs to be shared again ()! Overall, the biggest impact of this movement is that is has brought together so many girls, and gave them a voice when they didn’t think they had