Posted by girlygirl on October 18, 2003, at 16:03:44
In reply to Re: What Does Your Screen Name Mean?, posted by ratgrrl on October 14, 2003, at 18:12:05
> I know I'm new, but I thought I'd hop in:
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> Here is the derivation of "ratgrrl"
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> I have pet rats, yes rats. I love them to pieces. They actually make fabulous pets (I guess you might have to just take my word for it, but you could also visit http://www.ratpalace.com to find lots of people who agree with me)
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> The "grrl" comes from my fondness for the Riot Grrrl punk music movement of the late 1990's (involving bands such as Bikini Kill and Sleater Kinney to name just 2). Since then "grrrl" has been coopted by many people/subcultures, so I figure why can't I be a grrl too?
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>Hey Ratgrrl! Cool! I'm a MASSIVE riot grrl fan, Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinner, Bratmobile, Huggy Bear, the whole lot! You ever been to a Ladyfest?
GG xx
PS My name is the first one i could think of after I realised the last name I used (which was a cracker, by the way) could be recognised cos it was also the name of my band! I just had this horror that someone would type it into Google and it'd come up. ARGH! i dunno if I ever am a girly girl particularly. I spose it has got a kind of riotgrrl slant as well... ;-)
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