“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: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“I thought it was interesting, but selfishly I just wanted to relive my own childhood and win this time.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“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: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“I yelled "Revolution girl style now!" before "Double Dare Ya" like I'd been doing live and reassured myself that the session was meant to take a snapshot of our songs, not to make them sound perfect. Maybe being sloppy would inspire other girls to start bands.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
“Poetic lyrics were important, but it felt like women sometimes hid behind poetry as a way to say something without actually saying it. I was on a mission to just fucking say it.”
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
― Rebel Girl: Rebel Girl EPB: My Life as a Feminist Punk – A New York Times Bestselling Memoir of the Riot Grrrl Movement
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