I would like to comment on the reading about the Riot Grrrl’s by Alison Jacques. I think the Riot Grrls were so influential. I feel almost like I missed out on it, however I attended Sara Marcus’ talk on campus about the Grrrl Revolution, and she said that is a typical response from most girls. They feel like they missed out on an influential time in history. Sara Marcus said that any influence is better than none at all, and that most people do not give themselves enough credit. She also commented on how the internet is not as effective as people portray it to be. People think that they are more involved; however it is actually more isolating. People tend to be more alone on the internet, because there is less engagement. I just thought it was an interesting point she brought up. I had never thought of it that way. Most young people think they are so influential and making such a difference on the internet, when really it is the complete opposite! Get involved in the community of you want to make a difference, get out into the real world, not the web world. Enough about the side note, back to the reading. I was very pleased to get the chance to learn about the Riot Grrls, because I was too young to know about them when they were actually doing all their influencing in the 90’s. I just think it was great that women branched out from the norm, while making a difference. They did not feel like they had to follow standards to get their point across, and that is what makes it so much more interesting and notorious. I also think the name was quite cleaver…The name "Riot Grrrl" is a deliberate manipulation of signs: the word "r l.o t" implies protest and aggression; the word "girl" describes female childhood and is condescending when used to refer to a grown woman; the transformed word ''grrrl" literally includes a growl that turns the sugar-and-spice connotations of "girl" upside-down.
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