Above is a very early picture of Courtney Love and her band Hole. Courtney Love is known for many things, but one positive thing is that she helped usher in the "riot grrl" movement. Chapter 9 discusses consciously creating and performing gender and Courtney Love is an example. With her tattered babydoll dresses, smeared makeup, and rough, aggressive music, she chose to create a new style of gender rather than agreeing or modifying it. Although her looks could be classified as "feminine" it was a warped kind of femininity. It was making a statement that women could be tough and rock too and they didn't have to play by the rules of society to do so. She helped to bring change to the music scene, and to society.
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