grrrl
Americannoun
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grrrls
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a woman involved in the riot grrrl subculture.
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a feminist woman, particularly one whose political activism, creative work, or general personality may be seen as purposefully aggressive.
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It was a hot summer day on June 27, 1993, and they were opening for riot grrrl pioneer Bratmobile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2025
In the 1990s, she helped instigate the riot grrrl movement, calling girls to the front of punk venues and setting off a D.I.Y. feminist ethos that was later assimilated into a girl-power marketing trend.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Riot grrrl bands ranged from Raincoats to Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2024
I’ve enjoyed Li’s evolution from electro-cumbia riot grrrl to mystic earth mama in the last few years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
The Penney’s and Anthony’s window scenes—dark in the early-morning hours, mannequins in sweaters and winter jackets, scarves and mittens, fake leaves scattered on the ground—set to riot grrrl.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
But Marisa Meltzer, who has written books about everything from riot grrrls to Weight Watchers, tells a large story too — about the limitations of white feminism and the double standard toward women in business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
But for now I’m willing to go along on the strength of its voice, its chaotic energy and its characters’ evolution from riot grrrls to riot women.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2021
Prototypical riot grrrls Bikini Kill’s biggest hit, “Rebel Girl,” spoke of women as symbolic harbingers of social, cultural, and political revolution.
From Slate ● May 20, 2021
While Ladyfests cater for the grownups, what about the young grrrls?
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013
And yet, with three of its alleged members now imprisoned and facing seven-year jail sentences, the pastel-balaclava-wearing, sloppy-guitar-playing riot grrrls have become an icon of a brewing cultural revolution in Russia.
From Salon ● May 21, 2012
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