Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 9, 2008	Ex-L7 Riot Grrrl Donita Sparks Mellows Slightly With Stellar Moments
This article was taken from Orange County Weekly . Ex-L7 Riot Grrrl Donita Sparks Mellows Slightly With Stellar Moments By KATE CARRAWAY Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 3:05 pm Blonde Ambition Ex-riot grrrl Donita Sparks once threw used tampons. Now, she blogs for Firedoglake ...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 11, 2008	Wendy O. Williams-Rock’s First Riot Grrrl
This story was taken from here . Wendy O. Williams-Rock’s First Riot Grrrl Mar 4, 2004 The Plasmatics championed rock ‘n roll chaos, gore and violence after Kiss and Alice Cooper but before Gwar and Marilyn Manson . However, they added another element to the fray. Their...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 12, 2008	Riot Grrrl Returns, With A Slightly Softer Roar
This article was taken from the New York Times . POP VIEW;Riot Grrrl Returns, With a Slightly Softer Roar By EVELYN MCDONNELL Published: June 2, 1996 AT THE HEART OF FEMINISM lies the belief in self-determination: women should define their own identities. One recent expression of that...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 13, 2008	From Riot Grrrl to Alt-Mom
This article was taken from LA Times . From Riot Grrrl to alt-mom By Erika Schickel February 12, 2007 in print edition E-14 SHE was there for the postfeminist revolution, marching down Fifth Avenue topless with “slut” painted on her belly. She was hanging out in clubs, interviewing...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 15, 2008	Feminism Friday: A Guide To Being A Feminist
This article was taken from Associated Content . Forget the stereotypes, being a feminist isn’t about having short hair, or refusing to wear dresses. It’s not about trash-talking, bashing or otherwise hating men. Feminism isn’t based on any kinds of strict, crazy principles like...... [view]

Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Aug 16, 2008	The Nineties: Riot Grrrl
This article was taken from Associated Content . The Riot Grrrl community first surfaced in Washington D.C. in 1991. Its cause was to maintain a female positive environment in the punk scene when misogyny ran rampant. Kathleen Hanna, the poster child for riot grrrl and front woman of...... [view]

Posted By:  malcs64 Posted On:  Aug 14, 2008	The Kimchi Struggle
My first encounter with “ kimchi ” was when my brother-in-law brought three containers of this dish from Manila ten years ago. Kimchi is actually this traditional Korean dish made of vegetables, like cabbage, that was fermented with a variety of seasoning. So the moment my...... [view]

Posted By:  malcs64 Posted On:  Jul 18, 2008	Introduction From a New Contributor
I was encouraged to make my first post to the Tower of Babel blog an introduction, so here’s a little bit about me.  My name is Jim Rovira.  I’m currently an Assistant Professor of English at Tiffin University in Tiffin, Ohio.  My dissertation, which I successfully defended last...... [view]

Posted By:  malcs64 Posted On:  Jul 16, 2008	The cruelity of the lives we live…….
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Posted By:  grrrlriot Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	Feminists Unite On Wikipedia Part 2
I’m Grrrlriot on Wikipedia. A couple of months ago, I was very active on editing on Wikipedia. As of the past couple of days, I have went back to being active on Wikipedia. Looking for feminists/riot grrrls or others that edit feminist/riot grrrl articles on Wikipedia? Check out these...... [view]

Posted By:  ioanap Posted On:  Jul 1, 2008	Feminism - more harm than good?
I was reading this article in the Guardian about feminism. Or, to be more exact, about how this phenomenon may not have as many positive effects as its early activists hoped it would have. I mean, sure, there are quite a lot of advantages that women a 50 years ago could not benefit from. But...... [view]

The Leader World
Submitted By:   theleaderworld Website:  http://www.theleaderworld.com E-mail:  leader@theleaderworld.com	Vision:   The Leader World vision is to become the magazine and programme that helps young people achieve their potential and become entrepreneurial. The Leader World will help people through articles, events and seminars, tv......   City:   London   [view]