Meaning of riot grrrlz | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Kathleen Hanna is in a band called Bikini Kill which has had to deal with all these jealous boy crappings. She told Bad Attitude what she knew of the Riot Girl thing in the States. She wanted to make clear however, that she does not represent the ‘law’ on riot grrrlz (or even Bikini Kill’s other band members). There is none.”

“Widespread de facto censorship of (quite legal) modern sex periodicals probably ensures that many librarians have never seen—and might not guess at!—their extraordinary diversity of opinion and focus. Some are reviewed in Factsheet 5 and range from “riot grrrlz” through punkzine sex through Gothic through body piercing, S&M, queerzines, and so on.”

“WHAT DO pinups, girl reporters, dumb blonds, wimmin’s libbers, and riot grrrlz have in common?”

“Outside the classroom, third-wave feminists, riot grrrlz, and other activists encourage young women to push against barriers and to use their skills as readers and writers to pursue personal, social, and political goals.”

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