Blog Survey

I want feedback about this blog, so please answer the following questions in a reply to this post.

1.) What do YOU want to see on this blog? (as in posts)
2.) Are there any changes I should make to this blog?
3.) What do YOU think about this blog?
4.) Any other suggestions for this blog?
5.) Are there certain topics that I should post about more often? If so, What topics should I post about more often?
6.) Are there any posts/topics that YOU would like to see me write about? (I’m not talking about the news posts that I make on this blog. I’m talking about personal opinions, experiences, thoughts, etc.)

I know I already post about alot of different things, but I’m wanting opinions and suggestions. As a blogger and for you, as a reader, it’s important to know your thoughts about this blog, so I can improve this blog.

Riot Grrrl Online Website: Links Wanted!

As most of you know from my Riot Grrrl Online Website, There aren’t many links on the website under “Links”. That’s where I need YOU!

If you have a website you want me to link to, feminist/riot grrrl related or not, feel free to send me the link to your website, in a reply to this blog or by emailing me. Please let me know what type of link your submitting, example: riot grrrl blog, riot grrrl website, feminist organization, feminist blog, art link, band link, zine link, etc. If your link isn’t feminist/riot grrrl related, I will consider adding it, depending on if it’s a site I visit or think should be linked on RGO. Also, If your an online friend of mine and have your own website/blog, I will definitely add it.

ALL FEMINIST/RIOT GRRRL LINKS WANTED: Also, If you have a collection of feminist/riot grrrl links, please send them over to me. I plan on making the BIGGEST feminist/riotgrrrl links on the internet.

Help me build my links page, by replying to this post or by emailing me. Thanks!

Feminism Friday: Interested In A Feminism Forum?

Since this is a feminism blog, I thought I’d post it. I posted this in my _feminism Livejournal Commmunity.

What does everyone think of the idea of having a feminism forum? The forum would be about feminism, the many different types of feminism, will be for discussion of ALL types of feminism, discussion of women’s rights, discussion of women’s studies, etc. Yes, I am very aware that livejournal, myspace, last.fm, etc. have groups or coumminities as forums for feminism, however, there are more people interested in feminism out there that are not on those websites. If I get enough heads up for the idea, I will make the forum. If I don’t get many replies to this post, then I will NOT make the forum.

I am thinking of using proboards or invisionfree for the forum provider. If anyone is interested in helping me out with the forum: layout, ideas, or being a moderator on the forum, Please let me know by replying to this post. Also, The forum will be discussed by email, so if you really want to help out or be a moderator, please leave your email address in a reply to this post OR you can email me here: grrrlsvomitcandy at hotmail dot com Thanks!

Free Riot Grrrl Email Address

A few days ago, Nam told me that he made me an administrator of the FREE email address service that he is offering at http://www.riotgrrrl.co.uk/ and Nam is still an administrator of the free email service too. You can have your own email address: yournameorwhatever@riotgrrrl.co.uk If you would like to have a FREE email account, please go to the website and click ’sign up’. If you want me to create an account for you, send me an email with the following information: first name, last name, and username. You will have a temporary password that you can change after you login. (If you do not want to use your real first or last name, that is ok, you can still make an email account.)

Why did I post this in this blog? I posted it for people that want a unique email address or that do not currently have an email address. It is also for people to show their love of riot grrrl, or the riot grrrl websites, or this blog, etc.

C.U.M. Courage Under Malintent

This is another article from my Riot Grrrl Online website.

C.U.M. Courage Under Malintent: written by- j.

The screams coming from the TV, vomitting out of your parents mouth, seeping from the teachers in front of you, they’re all true…or at least that’s what they want you think. Scream back, don’t be afraid. Its hard for me to sit here and write this and tell you not to be afraid because I’ve been afraid before, i’m scared all the time, i’m scared i’m gonna die alone, i’m scared my mother won’t love me because i’m queer, i’m scared my friends don’t really like me, i’m scared i’ll never do anything with my life, i’m scared all– the– time…and i’ve come to realize that its okay, fear is part of the process. THEY want you to be scared and you probably are, or you probably will be, but its okay, you don’t need to be scared, you’re not alone, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Don’t fall down, don’t let THEM think you don’t scream in colors, and bleed in rainbows and cum in your pants cuz we all do, we all sing and write and talk and touch and fuck and eat and jerk off and its okay, its amazing. Courage Under Malintent, its all a part of our lives, as queers, as fattys, as nerds, and weirdos, as punks, as goths, as whatever you call yourself but don’t ever feel necessarily apart of. THEY want you to hate yourself and THEY want you to fail but always remember, always remember, always remember that that there are those out there who want to hear you speak, who want you to win, who have your back. The monsters are real, I think you’re all smart enough to realize that, I think most of you already have. Take off your shirt, do a dance, do a shot, put on makecup, go to sleep, we all move at the pace of differnt drummers, the heart beats like how glass shatters.
I wanted this to somehow be some sort of political, activist, artsy call for revolution…or something like that, but i think it can be whatever you want it to be, becuase in the end i thik the most important thing is courage, Courage Under (THEY’RE) MALINTENT cuz they just wanna see you bleed and cry and we do, we cry and we’re afraid but we stand, we wake up and face the world, our friends, our family, ourselves and we move. One foot over the other, it takes only a second, one person can change the whole world, its not hopeless we won’t stop fighting, we won’t stop running and dreaming. The boogymen may be real but we out number him, together we’re stronger then fucking anyone, don’t let anyone make you think otherwise. It won’t end till there’s nothign left to fight for, till we can’t stand anymore and even then we’ll build each other
fake appendeges to help ourselves up cuz they can’t keep us down, not anymore, no not anymore and I’m so fucking mad, so fucking pissed off and I know you are too and don’t be afraid to be mad, embrace and face it cuz it helps, cuz it will help you love yourself and others and remember you are loved, YOU ARE LOVED….YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Freddy fucking Kruger can kiss my ass, Jerry Farwell can kiss my fat ass, George Bush senior and junior can kiss my faggot ass, you don’t fucking scare me, you don’t fucking scare us, not anymore cuz we’ve all got hearts and hands and lungs and dreams and we will not be quiet, we will not just stay still in the graves you appointed for us, no, no, no, no, so don’t even fucking think about, okay?

Riot Grrrl, Revolution Girl Style Now

This was posted on a blog on the Riot Grrrl Online website and I thought I would share it. It’s a boy’s opinion of what riot grrrl means to him. It was written by Mediocrity Rules, which is a member of the Riot Grrrl Online website. If your not a member of the website, then, you cannot view his profile that I linked to.

“Riot grrrl, revolution girl style now.” What is riot grrrl to you?
Mon, 02/18/2008 - 02:06 — Mediocrity rules

My interpretation of Riotgrrrl is much more then a group of bands. Oh, so much more. Riotgrrrl to me is living proof that youth revolutions are possible. Living proof that group effort exists. To me It is the creativity, the beauty of music and the hard work and obstacles some of us have to face. It is feminism at its purest. Its that “rawr-ing” sound that tackles a crowd of dancing fans during a 90’s “girl-punk” show. Its also extremely Inspirational. It gives me hope, and if it gives myself hope! I am positive it gives you hope as well. It tells me that im not alone. There are more like me. We all have these problems such as homophobia, sexual abuse and not fitting in ( but why would we want to fit in, anyways?). Riotgrrrl is: Inspiration, creative, intelligent, thoughtful,”Indie “, ART-tistic, and “totally punk.”

Riotgrrrl is totally you.

but most importantly, Riot grrrrrrrrrrl

is ME.

I am a riot boy, what are you?
what is -R-I-O-T G-R-R-R-L- to you? let us hear it! now is yr chance!

44 Writings I Need For This Blog

I am in need of some articles and writings for this blog. I will add to this list as I see fit. The ones listed below are ideas for articles and writings and are some writings/articles I need for the blog. By writing the article (or articles), You will be emailed an invite to join this blog and will be able to post up your writing on the blog. Be sure to let others know that you wrote the article (or articles).

ARTICLES AND WRITINGS NEEDED:

1-History of riot grrrl: how, why, where, when, and who started it. (about the music and the movement)
2-History of feminism: how, why, where, when, and who started it.
3-The 3 waves of feminism.
4-The many different types of feminism such as: anarcha-feminism, individual feminism, radical feminism, and all the others.
5-Write about your favorite feminism/riot grrrl website or write a review of your favorite feminism/riot grrrl website. (can be blogs, websites, forums, etc.)
6-Write your own definition of what feminism means to you.
7-What does riot grrrl mean to you? (Write as much or as little as you want.) Describe riot grrrl in your own words.
8-Write about being a riot grrrl in another country. What’s the riot grrrl scene like where you live? Is there a chapter where you live? Any riot grrrl bands where you live? How did you get into riot grrrl? How long have you been into riot grrrl?
9-Write about how you got into riot grrrl. What, how, when, who, and where made you get into riot grrrl?
10-Write about being a riot boy: how, when, who, what, and where did you get into riot grrrl?
11-Write your own riot boy manifesto. (I already have a version on my website.)
12-Write about being a male feminist: how, when, who, what, and where did you get into riot grrrl?
13-Write some feminism questions that you would like answered or start a feminism FAQ (frequently asked questions) of your own and the answers to them.
14-Write some riot grrrl/boy questions that you would like answered or start a riot grrrl FAQ (frequently asked questions) of your own and the answers to them.
15-Write about women’s issues important to you.
16-Write about feminism and what it means to you.
17-Write how you got into feminism and why.
18-Make a list of reasons on why your a feminist. Try to think of 50 or more reasons, if you can. 10-20 reasons will do too.
19-Make a list of reasons on why your a riot grrrl. Try to think of 50 or more reasons, if you can. 10-20 reasons will do too.
20-Write some DIY tips or share yours. Share your own DIY stuff.
21-Write something about being an activist/ or about activism.
22-Write something about zines or your life as a zinester.
23-Write about your ladyfest or a ladyfest you attended.
24-Write about a riot grrrl chapter or your own riot grrrl chapter.
25-Write about being pro-choice, why your pro-choice, or what it means to you.
26-Write something about how riot grrrl and queercore music are connected.
27-Write something about how riot grrrl and grunge music are connected.
28-Write something about how riot grrrl and punk music are connected.
29-Write something about feminism in other countries. What’s feminism like in your country or other countries?
30-Write something about human rights in your country or another country.
31-Write something about equal rights.
32-Write about why is feminism important today.
33-Write your own definition of what a riot boy is to you. Give your own definition of riot boy.
34-Write your own Zine DIY guide.
35-Write how to start a riot grrrl chapter DIY guide.
36-Write your own list of ways to be an activist.
37-Write a review of a zine or your favorite zine.
38-Write about your experience with the Riot Grrrl Online website.
39-Write about the Riot Grrrl Online website or do a review of the website. If you write about the website, write how you found the website, how you got active in the website and why. I’m sure there are more things you can write about the website, as long as your a reader or fan of the website, your input is appreciated.
40-A review of your riot grrrl or feminist website.
41-Write a news story. Write about an issue or topic important to you or an issue/topic you think would be important to others that is happening in the news.
42-Write your own women’s issue story. If you are a survivor (of anything from rape to cancer, etc.), I’d like to hear your story and what you went through.
43-Write how to start a ladyfest.
44-Write how to start your own record label and/or band.

If your interested in writing one of these articles, Feel free to read the “contribute” page and reply to the “contribute” page or email me. If you comment on the “contribute” page or email me, Please specify which article (or articles) you want to write about by letting me know which number or numbers (# or #’s) your interested in writing. If you have your own ideas for writings or whatever, feel free to email me some of yours.

*This is also posted on the “Ideas” page.