“I thought those were pretty big words coming from a guy who covered AC/DC songs.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“I realized that night that there was something really powerful about counseling women at places where they already hung out instead of at a crisis center.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“I am still so grateful that a guy we'd never met put his time and energy into what most people considered a shitty opening band. It made me see myself as worthy in the underground scene. It also undid a lot of shit other men doled out to me on that tour.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“I realized that sexism was telling me to stay home and not par pate in the larger world. "Dance to records by yourself in your room would say. "Stay at home and read alone!" it would yell. I decided I gonna do everything in my power to make Bikini Kill shows a brief prieve from sexism, even if it was imperfect and fleeting.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
“But if you ever wonder why so many well-off kids were in nineties punk bands, that's why. They could afford to not get paid. They could also afford to look generous by donating their services more than we could.”
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
― Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
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