tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post3202900940818721280..comments2023-09-08T04:00:37.307-04:00Comments on Grrrl Perspective: 5 feminist conversations i'm overValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13068961597210428723noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-18154689892751895032012-06-13T16:20:31.919-04:002012-06-13T16:20:31.919-04:00Great post. Fuck Courtney Love, I knew there were ...Great post. Fuck Courtney Love, I knew there were real reasons I didn't like her besides her not being a very good musician.Red Avianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00823673777470463393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-53492901714470103692010-08-11T03:32:21.800-04:002010-08-11T03:32:21.800-04:00Hi! I found this post through a l'allure garco...Hi! I found this post through a l'allure garconierre and just wanted to say I thought it was awesome! (Not least because it made me laugh) #4 really annoys me, too...and #6. Anyway, thanks for writing this. That's all, really.<br />-Andi xAndi B. Goodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332787961396491990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-2285928958085177162010-07-13T21:20:13.610-04:002010-07-13T21:20:13.610-04:00oh wow, my friend amy was reading this and i just ...oh wow, my friend amy was reading this and i just realized that i had five comments. wow. thanks for responding everyone. <br /><br />kellyrose- what up girl. we're all women, we basically have the same struggles (i think) but the reasons why we do are different but hell yeah anything you can do to help me out, do it. like advocating for "women of color" or speaking out against health disparities or racial profiling or whatever. i'll do the same for you. you're my girl. thanks for reading my shit. <br /><br />onika- i totally remember you from myspace. i'll find you on here or facebook or tumblr but no i don't have a tumblr blog. <br /><br />hey valerie- thanks again for letting me write on here and setting this all up. <3<br /><br />lameshafakefrenchgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820597912584877416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-84982543805423651982010-07-07T09:47:41.381-04:002010-07-07T09:47:41.381-04:00Great post. I think I know you.....well 'inter...Great post. I think I know you.....well 'internet' know you. Do you have a tumblr account? My only blogger blog is strictly a personal style blog but I am eager to use my brain and I'd love to connect with you again. Hit me up.Onikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341109772066267064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-45756249170347326262010-07-06T22:31:28.054-04:002010-07-06T22:31:28.054-04:00i also love this post!!! hell yeah for being unapo...i also love this post!!! hell yeah for being unapologetically you. and number 2 about how can we get more women of color to come to our white girl feminist functions reminds me of something i was thinking about writing for my zine. kinda along the lines of if black girls, latino girls, asian girls, ect. even want US (meaning white girl feminists like myself) fighting for them. i mean it's not our fight, so do they want us there fighting for them? or no because we really don't have the same experience? maybe i'm not getting the point across, but do you as a black girl, want me as a white girl, fighting for you to have equal access to healthcare, education, ect? or do you see it more like why am i trying so hard to fight for you, when i have it so much easier just being a white woman? does this make sense? <br /><br />basically it's like do you want us there? alongside you for the fight? or would you rather we not fight for things we know nothing about?KellyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879585453408644151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-80562303012495156352010-07-06T16:29:08.973-04:002010-07-06T16:29:08.973-04:00I really liked this!
And I understand what you mea...I really liked this!<br />And I understand what you mean about watching what you say in your blog and trying not to offend people. But in the end its your blog and you can say whatever you damn well please :DLaurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744444092798418967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-20810188390793896842010-07-06T15:47:56.696-04:002010-07-06T15:47:56.696-04:00all i have to say is hells yeah to the 5th power a...all i have to say is hells yeah to the 5th power and fuck a courtney love.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8051901401055456884.post-87147843248616784012010-07-06T14:18:54.251-04:002010-07-06T14:18:54.251-04:00I really loved this entry for many different reaso...I really loved this entry for many different reasons, thanks Lamesha! I would consider myself to be a pretty radical feminist as well, but I also have days when I'm definitely "over" feminism. It sucks, but it happens. Usually it happens on days when I experience an overabundance of girl-on-girl hate and holier-than-thou attitudes coming from other self-proclaimed feminists. :-( But I try to not let that get me down about the movement as a whole, I know that there are negative-nancies and rude-extremists in every group, but that doesn't mean that the group as a whole is inherently bad. Gotta stay positive!<br /><br />Anyways, to touch on a few of the points that you made that in your entry...<br />I don't really like Courtney Love much at all. In fact, I kind of despise her. :-x And this often angers many of the feminists and riot grrrls that I meet, but I just can't help it! Sure her music is awesome and I really enjoy listening to it, and she is an unapologetic bad-ass female- which is great, but she just does and says sooo many things that I can't stand behind. The incident you mentioned definitely being on of those things. As well as her assaults on Kathleen Hanna, Kristin King, and Mary Lou Lord (and maybe some others?). As much as she talks about girl-love, I seem to see a lot of girl-hate coming from her instead. I don't knowww, man. :-/<br /><br />Also, there are plenty of black women in rock music! Just because they aren't as "mainstreamed" doesn't mean they don't exist! Saying they can't possibly like the music simply because of the color of their skin is completely ridiculous! Shame on you, Courtney Love. Sure I would like to see more black women in rock music, that's true, but fuck- I would like to see more women in general in rock music! And of all races and ethnicities. Black women, Indian women, Asian women- I want them all to embrace rock music more and feel like it is a safe place for them as well. <br /><br />But Poly Styrene of the very influential punk band of the 70's, X-Ray Spex, was a black woman, and the song below was said to have pretty much pioneered the riot grrrl movement! <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogypBUCb7DA<br /><br />Also, The Noisettes!! There is noo fucking way you can listen to this fierce garage rock band and then say black women can't rock out. Yeah right.<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-RI8-eSQoQ&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />Also when it comes to patriarchal beauty standards, I hate them as much as the next feminist, but judging women because they choose to take part in some or all of them is not okay ever! There is nothing wrong with shaving your legs, wearing dresses, or makeup, and it doesn't make you any less of a feminist by doing so. Like you said, it's all about making your own CHOICES. But I do think it's important for all of us to at least be aware of why these traditions started- which is sexism at it's finest. <br /><br />Sorry this was so long, I love a great blog entry that leaves room for a healthy discussion. ;-)<br />Keep it going, grrrl. <3Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068961597210428723noreply@blogger.com