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Aya Hirano is not my definition of a ‘Riot Grrrl’

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

What is with Aya Hirano’s title for her debut album ‘Riot Girl’? I always thought of Riot Girl as a radical feminist movement related to independent DIY punk. What exactly makes Hirano a radical feminist? It must be all those suggestive photo shoots of Hirano, clothes all wet, lying in a bathtub with bedroom eyes. Or maybe her radical feminist agenda is portrayed in her swimsuit publicity photos? I don’t see a girl with a great personality, I don’t see a girl I can idolise and respect for her artistic integrity. I see a sex object.

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Turning Rebellion Into Money

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Yesterday I went shopping for various posters to decorate my place for my upcoming 18th birthday. I found myself walking into a few wannabe Hot Topic places which I don’t normally shop at.

I had a look in Planet 13, some new ‘punk’ chain store in the city. The moment I walked in everything looked clean cut and well organised. The place lacks any sort of character. There’s no local tour posters messily posted all over the walls, no graffiti and no crudely designed and half torn advertisements for wanted musicians. Over the speakers I don’t hear noisy hardcore punk music scaring away potential customers, but instead I hear some popular ’scene’ music.

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