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A brief(ish) history of the riot grrrl movement and an even briefer summary on how I ended up there

DISCLAIMER: This blog addresses real issues. There will be topics and language that may make you uncomfortable. I will do my best to warn you, but I am human and fallible.  What is (was?) Riot Grrrl? If you search online encyclopedias for "riot grrrl," you won't get a direct answer. You'll be told that Riot Grrrl Manifesto the topic is referenced in articles such as Sleater-Kinney, Kathleen Hanna, contemporary lesbian, Bratmobile, Joan Jett, and sexual subcultures. Buried on the third page of results from encyclopedia.com is the article that I feel is the best starting point:  The Feminist Movement in the 20th Century: Third-Wave Feminism ( note: that will be my only reference to information from Encyclopedia.com as the information itself did not meet my inclusion standards).  Third Wave Feminism, or know your roots Third wave feminism - and riot grrrl, by extension - is not as clearly-defined as its predecessors. Third wave feminism was a reactionar