RIOT GRRRL

ISHA GAHLOT FP BATCH-4

INTRODUCTION
The riot grrrl movement is an alternative subculture that was extremely popular in the 1990s, but still remains active in some areas of the United States today. riot grrrl emphasis on a universal female identity.

RIOT GRRRL
Riot grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement based in Washington, DC, Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon, and the greater Pacific Northwest which existed in the early to mid-1990s. Cultural origins: Early 1990s, Pacific Northwest and Washington DC, United States Typical instruments: Electric guitar - Bass Drums

HISTORY-ORIGIN
In1970s and early and mid-1980s there were a number of female punk and rock musicians that later influenced the riot grrrl. Like- The Raincoats, Poly Styrene, The Slits, The Runaways, Patti Smith, Chrissie Hynde, Exene Cervenka, Siouxsie Sioux, Lydia Lunch, Kim Gordon, Neo Boys, etc.

BANDS ASSOCIATED
Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Excuse 17, Heavens to Betsy, Fifth Column, Calamity Jane, Huggy Bear, Adickdid, Emily's Sassy Lime, The Frumpies, The Butchies, Sleater-Kinney, Bangs and Team Dresch.

Bikini kill
Tobi Kathleen Billy kathi

Zine and self-publishing

Riot grrrl's momentum was also hugely supported by an explosion of creativity in defiantly homemade cut-and-paste, Xeroxed, collagey zines

Style and dress up

Bands would often attempt to reappropriate derogatory phrases like 'cunt', 'bitch', 'dyke' and 'slut', writing them proudly on their skin with lipstick or fat markers. No uniforms as such.

lyrics
Riot Grrrl lyrics are rich with transgressive style. Coupled with transgressive lyrics, screaming is also a part of Riot Grrrl music repertoire. In writing both zines and lyrics, Riot Grrrl members are turning toward their bodies, attempting to understand their sexuality, while simultaneously dismantling the phallocratic notions of sexuality that haunt/erase/expose them.

girl to grrrl
Girl was Distorted to grrrl and pronounced with a growl. the signification transgresses to defiant agency and confrontational, anger-driven energy, intended to move outside of phallocratic ideology.

What is it now?
Third wave feminism. Gradually phasing out in music, however still there. Spice girls an example of girl power.

How to be a part of it
Do what you want. Don't let anyone tell you what you should do. It's your life, not theirs. Respect everyone. Sure you might think someone is spilling BS, but when you counter and debate them, be polite and state your facts. Only use your middle finger as a last resort. Go out and rock the world! Do some good. Don't waste your time hating things; go out and change them! Find friends in the scene (and others) who can support you and your ideas. Punks and hippies usually get along great with Riot Grrls. Feel free to mix in bits and pieces of other subcultures.

warnings
You don't have to be a tomboy. Riot Grrrl can be as girly as you want it to be. Ignore the haters. They don't rule your life. Be careful if you choose to mosh. Drugs and sex do not have to fit into the equation. You are valuable. Take care of yourself in every situation

glossary
Zine-hand-made, self-published magazine with a relatively small distribution. Subculture-a group that identifies itself as being outside the norm. First wave feminism-the suffragist or voting right movement during late19th and 20th century. Second wave feminism-the movement during the 1960s and 70s that called for an end to the discrimination on sex.

conclusion
Riot grrrl subculture emerged in 1991 in both Olympia, Washington and Washington D.C.. neo-feminist punk women in their late teens and early twenties has created a flourishing nationwide underground network. blurring gender lines Against discrimination and crime against women.