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  • From: "Hilary Jaeger" <jaema11 AT earthlink.net>
  • To: "Lydia Beilby" <dancethedada AT hotmail.com>, <typicalgirls AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [TypicalGirls] The impact of Punk on women?
  • Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 00:16:28 -0400

what stands out to me is that many of the original punk girls, especially in
britain, chose to accentuate any perceived "ugliness"--with garbage bag
clothing, skinny ties, hideous (though cool) brothel creeper shoes, stark
unexpected piercings (we're not talking come hither--my belly has a fake
diamond in it) and severe eye makeup; including jagged streaks of black on
pale sometimes bad-complexioned faces that takes the step beyond what might
look attractive to a huge leap into fuck what I look like--I feel ugly and
I'm going to shove it in your face.
when in history did women do this besides punk era late 70's?
-Hilary

> ..
>
> My name is Lydia and I live in Edinburgh, Scotland. I am presently writing
> my University dissertation on 1970's punk, in terms of its impact on
female
> members. Specifically, I'm exploring how the movement created a climate
> within which women were unshackled of female stereotypes and were thus
free
> to create their own, absolutelyuninhibited and individual identity. So if
> anyone has anything to add that relates to the debate, I'd love to hear
from
> you.
>
> Something I'm trying hard to figure out is why were people so threatened
by
> female Punks? was it simply that they feared women who would rebel against
> their socially deemed roles as carers and nurturers?
>
> Look forward to hearing your view, thanks for your time.
> Lydia
>

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