tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post6557040121589872207..comments2023-09-15T03:09:51.119-07:00Comments on the bumpidee reader: Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music by Marisa MeltzerTobi Vailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-27958625065622492512010-02-21T16:41:34.348-08:002010-02-21T16:41:34.348-08:00http://jigsawunderground.blogspot.com/2010/02/girl...http://jigsawunderground.blogspot.com/2010/02/girl-power-by-marisa-meltzer-revisted.htmlTobi Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052149126555935296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-58548202608512730362010-02-21T13:05:19.456-08:002010-02-21T13:05:19.456-08:00I am 24 and was therefore too young for Riot Grrrl...I am 24 and was therefore too young for Riot Grrrl, but I have been aware of it for a while now, so when this book came along I was really interested to read it. For me, an uninitiated reader, it was a great introduction to the movement. As a zine-maker and feminist of the generation who grew up in the 90s on the Spice Girls and so on, I was fascinated to see how much of the culture Meltzer wroteHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053083689907322655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-69439773866422029522010-02-13T15:19:27.656-08:002010-02-13T15:19:27.656-08:00"I guess my fear is that this kind of pop-cul..."I guess my fear is that this kind of pop-culture history could encourage girls to simply consume "girl-culture", thereby claiming the identity of "riot grrl" or "feminism" through the act of buying a record, as opposed to starting their own band or fanzine or putting on a show."<br /><br />I definitely feel this. A friend and I took a walk down riot grrl Blizz Babeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795325069921457710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7631060751308358987.post-61170823644887623832010-02-05T14:22:03.982-08:002010-02-05T14:22:03.982-08:00Thinking lots about this, I sort of always am. I d...Thinking lots about this, I sort of always am. I don't read these books, they just aren't that interesting to me. But I know the story is interesting and important and I know I'd like to be part of telling it with you and those I love in a true and compelling way.Molly Neumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409472253066370463noreply@blogger.com