Fuck Yeah Riot-GRRRL

I'm doing a presentation on the Riot GRRRL movement for my women's studies class next week. Where can I get some good solid research on the whole movement? I was thinking of making the powerpoint look like an old zine XD I'm really excited to do this because NO ONE in my class even knew what the riot grrrl movement even is.

glasscoffin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:52:10 -0800

http://www.google.com

What ? Kathleen Hanna racist ?! Do tell... well, type.

glasscoffin — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:51:57 -0800

http://www.google.com

fucking wow. i just went through all of your posts. like, all 32 pages of them. you are brilliant. this blog is brilliant. riot grrrl is brilliant. ive been an active feminist for quite some time, however youve opened me up to SO much more. holy hell nice work :) THANK YOU! you rule

glasscoffin — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:54:00 -0700

Riot Grrrl is actually really damaging in a lot of ways. Kathleen Hanna is incredibly cissexist and racist. I encourage to you be mindful of the music and things you consume. Enjoy riot grrrl but realise how awful a lot of people in the original movement were.

Hi, I was wondering if you could help :) I tried to submit something but am failing. I clicked on submit but I cant' see an option to upload.

glasscoffin — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:19:03 -0700

a lot of people seem to have that problem. i’m not sure what to say because this is a tumblr issue, not a mod issue.

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palmlines — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:51:08 -0700

hurricane-girls: FREE PUSSY RIOT!

palmlines — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:51:20 -0700

hurricane-girls:

FREE PUSSY RIOT!

crustified: Started a new vest, and this is the first patch to...

palmlines — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:51:04 -0700

crustified:

Started a new vest, and this is the first patch to go on!

Pussy Riot: The Girls Who Have Rocked Russia

palmlines — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:50:31 -0700

Pussy Riot: The Girls Who Have Rocked Russia:

carnytrash:

The punk rock group was found guilty on Friday of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred. The rockers laughed while the verdict was read, although they could face up to three years in prison. Outside the courthouse, about 1,000 of Pussy Riot supporters are chanting “Shame!” “Fascists!” and “Freedom to Pussy Riot!”

In the rest of the world, they’ve been hailed as heroes; young and brave freedom fighters in a society where political liberty is slowly being eaten away. But in Russia, their prank concert at the holiest spot in the Russian Orthodox Church at which they wore short sexy dresses, colorful tights and their now-famous bright balaclavas, angered a great many people. It was as if a group of men had mooned the Wailing Wall or a band had played kazoos during a Catholic wake—a provocative and deeply offensive act to Russian believers.

Which is why, on the eve of their sentencing on charges of hooliganism, many Russians would feel no sympathy for the three young, skinny girls imprisoned since February, when they sang a “punk prayer” that asked the Virgin Mary to expel President Vladimir Putin from the Kremlin, using a traditional intercession prayer in Orthodoxy, and a church, for their act of political satire.

Pussy Riot has indeed been that—a riot; sparking demonstrations, and a sympathy movement, around the world.

Before their appearance at the church, Pussy Riot was a fringe activist group. Nobody had paid much attention to the band’s previous appearance in the center of Moscow’s Red Square featuring smoky fires and a song with the chorus “Putin Sucks.” And so, while Russians don’t necessarily disagree with the band’s political protests, many were offended by their barbs aimed at the church, and what they saw as scandalous sacrilege.

Political observers say the decision to imprison the girls was the result of a deal struck between Putin and the church, without much involvement by the Kremlin’s administration. And for Putin, of course, there is not much political cost in punishing critics who are already despised by a large part of the population. At the beginning of the trial, nearly half those polled said a punishment of two to seven years in prison was appropriate.

The Pussy Riot performers, meanwhile, argued that they were justified in using the church. Their act was motivated by the decision of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to endorse Putin in the presidential race, debasing the church, in their view, by involving it in politics.

The band members believe there was a hidden meaning—that Putin wasn’t going soft but that rather he is afraid of their “war.” Senior clerics in the church and members of Putin’s government have been hinting that the girls could not have thought up the act on their own, and suggest a sinister plot involving foreign governments and media publications. ”Russian nationalists, who the Kremlin is very much afraid of, would have killed the girls if they were not in jail,” a pro-Kremlin political expert and deputy rector of Plekhanov university, Sergei Markov, told The Daily Beast. Nationalist leader, Alexander Belov, confirmed that “indeed, there are quite a few radical nationalists eager to kill the girls.” The leader of the nationalist Eurasia movement, Alexander Dugin, concurred, saying “the entire band should have been burnt by fire long ago.”

While I can understand that people are upset that the band selected a location that many revere as ‘holy’, I really do not see how three women are engaged in some sort of secret plot. The parts I emphasized are important because it shows how readily society is ready to murder those who choose public platforms to voice their opinions. In this case, they are being sent to jail and I feel that sentence is a bit ridiculous. Think I might have to make some Pussy Riot patches for fun.

Do you know if there is any Riot Grrrl action near Seattle, WA or Butte, MT?

palmlines — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:48:58 -0700

I don’t personally know, but maybe one of our lovely followers does? Send us any information you might have! Or contact this lovely person yourself :-)

Hi I found this through Stace's youtube video but she only made one! lol! I love her and I wish she would make more.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:09:34 -0700

Stace, this is for you!

are trans* FAAB people accepted in the riot grrrl movement now?

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:09:17 -0700

I am sure that there are differing opinions on this, and I personally can’t speak for everyone, however my personal philosophy is that if you want to be apart of something, then be a part of it! trans*, cis, everything in between… it doesn’t matter. If someone is trans* FAAB but still identifies with the riot grrrl movement and wants to be a part of it, more power to you! The reverse should also be true. Again, I don’t speak for the whole movement, nor do I even speak for all of those involved in moderating this blog… however that is my personal and independent opinion on the subject.

Are there any riot grrrl shows near la?

glasscoffin — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:45:03 -0700

I live a 97 hour bike ride away from LA so I have no idea…

Thanks for the suggestions! \m/

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:09:21 -0700

anytime! Rock onnnn!

To that last ask: I would recommend L7 (recommended song to check out: Slide and Wargasm) or 7 Year Bitch (recommended song to check out: The History Of My Future). Not recessarily Riot Grrrl in the most typical sense, because Riot Grrrl is primarily more a punk sound, but these are all female bands that are super bad ass. Just thought I'd throw something out there.

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:39:50 -0700

About the question are there any riot grrrl bands as heavy as metal bands, I would say: My Ruin and Tura satana by Tairrie B. There is also all female metal band Kittie and pretty badass Shocker Stalin.

palmlines — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:28:00 -0700

Thank you!

another follower also said:

for heavy riot grrrl: not quite there, but try christian mistress, rape revenge,…punch?
— forming

I just want to know, are there any riot grrrl bands that are as heavy as Metallica or Pantera? I've been trying to ask around, and nobody's yet given me an answer.

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 10:21:41 -0700

I don’t personally know this answer, but maybe one of our followers do? If anyone knows the answer to this, send it to us and we’ll publish it. Great question!

in Cali <3

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 07:24:16 -0700

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS WHERE ARE ALL THE RIOT GRRLS AND HOW CAN I FIND SOME CLOSE TO MEEE?? I JUST DISCOVERED THIS REVOLUTION OF GRRRL, I WANT SOME.

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:05:45 -0700

where are you all? ;)

we. are. everywhere.

so i have been a feminist for a long time i guess i just haven't really done anything to contribute but i do have strong beliefs i'm just sort of an outcast so i spend most of my time writing and painting. i'm starting college in the fall and i'd like to minor in womens studies and travel the world liberating women who have never had a choice to be anything but slaves to their men and culture. so i guess i would just like to know how i can get involved now?

glasscoffin — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:17:27 -0700

i’d like to minor in womens studies and travel the world liberating women who have never had a choice to be anything but slaves to their men and culture.

The first thing you can do to help women around the world is knock off with that mindset. Women in other countries are not completely helpless, they are not stupid. They don’t need white women coming in and “liberating” them. If you want to go places, observe, and help WHEN ASKED that’s one thing. Ask questions. Be RESPECTFUL. You do not necessarily know what is best for a person, they do. If you want to get involved there are probably clubs on campus, just ask your instructor! Taking classes on gender as well as on women’s studies is super important as well. Recognise that women come in all shapes, sizes, colours, and genitalia. Support trans* women. Attend events. Start a band. Start a grrrl gang. Fight body-shaming by shaving your legs or not shaving your legs do whatever you wanna do with your legs and encourage everyone else do the same; be who THEY want to be. Fight femme-shaming. Fight fat-shaming.

I don’t really check this blog anymore, but if you have any other questions I can be found over at glasscoffin.tumblr.com.

Even though I have been raised by a very feminist dad, my brother said today "Girls should dress properly, you shouldn't dress to show your ass and be sexy". Indeed, my brother is sexist. So I told him "I have every right to show my ass and it gives noone the right to touch it." And I thought of your blog right after I said it. <3 Susie

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:00:33 -0700

That’s beautiful and definitely a focal point of the third wave of feminism. Stay awesome grrrl!