questionnaire for riot grrls & boyz I

1. Why riot grrl?

2. How did you hear about riot grrl?

3. Don't you think riot grrl is too old to be mentioned?

4. Would you call yourself a feminist?

5. Why?

6. What's your favourite wave of feminism? 1st? 2nd? 3rd? Any Utopia wave of feminism that's about to come? (And maybe you will initiate?)

7. Are you active in terms of feminism? How?

8. Would you call yourself queer?

9. What does "queer" mean to you?

10. What are the things that suck in the world?

11. Have you experienced sexual harassment or worse?

12. What do you think about abortion?

13. What do you think about "the private is political"?

14. Do you know about Queer Theory?

15. Do you think you're a "woman" or a "man" or can you even categorize yourself?

16. What's feminism to you?

17. What's your Utopia of the relation of the sexes?

18. Do you think there are only two sexes?

19. Do you think men and women should be seen as equal and the same, like - we're all just humans and there's no difference between the sexes OR do you think there is a difference and it should be emphasized?

20. Do you think there's a natural difference between men & women apart from the genitals, voice etc.?

21. Can you observe and mention some examples of fe-/male socialization in your everyday life?

22. Do you call yourself "radical"?
23. Do you know what DIY means?
24. What does it mean to you?
25. What's punk for you?

26. Do you think you're a punk?
27. Do you know what a zine is?
28. Have you read any zines? Which?
29. Have you written any zines? What about?
30. Do you make music? Like a band or something?
31. What do you think about girls in bands?
32. Do you know a lot of female musicians?
33. Are there any in your town/city/village?
34. What are yr favourite bands?
35. Bikini Kill or Le Tigre?
36. Le Tigre or Chicks on Speed?
37. Mika Miko or Micachu?
38. Bikini Kill or Nirvana?
39. Bikini Kill or Hole?
40. Team Dresch or The Butchies?
41. Sleater-Kinney or Heavens to Betsy?
42. Tape, Vinyl, CD or mp3?

43. Do you like DIY unprofessional or professional, polished bands or unpolished raw but still professional bands more?

44. Your favourite riot grrl/boy?

45. Who has influenced you in your life?

46. How do you express yourself? Music, writing, art or anything?

47. Do your friends support you in your attitude/ the ways you express yourself?

boy or girl:
48. as a friend, b or g?
49. as a lover, b or g?
50. as your child, b or g?
51. as a singer, b or g?
52. Do you find it sexist if you prefer girls or boys?

53. How do people around you react on feminism?

54. What do they think it's all about?

55. Don’t you think it sucks that language has such a power that it’s even meaningful if you write BOY or GIRL at first in „boys and girls/girls and boys?) or don’t you get what I mean at all?

(56. For people from Germany/Austria/Switzerland/German-speaking Belgium:
Was hältst du von geschlechtergerechter Sprache und nervt sie dich und wendest du sie an?)

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LOVELY CHEERS & QUEERS, ANNA MOLLIE / mansikka