“Riot Grrrl DC held a national convention, which brought girls
from all over the country together to discuss issues central to the movement at
the time: sexual identity, self-preservation, racism awareness, surviving
sexual abuse and whether Riot Grrrls fit or don’t fit into the punk com-
munity”. Riot Grrrl movement , is a feminist punk movement which is all about
women rights and equality. “With this whole Riot Grrrl thing, we are not trying
to make money or get famous; we’re trying to do something important, to network
with grrrls all over, to make changes in our lives and the lives of other
grrrls”. While reading this article, both of these quotes stood out to me the
most because it really explains and give many details of what the Riot Grrrls
movement is about. The goal of the riot girrrls was to raise awareness, which I
believe they did even though there are still issues associated with feminism
today. During class, we had watched a video on the Russian Riot Girrrl protest,
which made me feel uncomfortable, and found it disrespectful. Even though I
support that they were trying to raise awareness, I do not think a church was a
good place to protest.
I agree with your last statement that although the goal of the Riot Grrrls Movement was to raise awareness I also found it extremely disrespectful that they chose to share there message at a religious chapel. I understand that they were trying to be bold to get there message across but I feel they could have chosen to do so at another building.
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