Riot Grrrl London’s collectively written zine. The intro gives some history and rules of RGL, and then some history of the Riot Grrrl movement in general. Articles about fat obsession, Greek poet Sappho, the Promise Keepers (an American religious organization bent on reinstating men as dominant figures in the family), female genital mutilation, witch-hunting and instructions on what to do against menstrual cramps constitute the expected RG fare. Then there’s a good interview with Kinnie Starr, and an article on the anti-diet: Two women decide to go on a diet. Two of their friends, appalled, decide to put on all the weight that the other 2 women lose. This is a good example of the cool attitude this zine has. “Riots, not diets!” (Frandroid Atreides)
zine, #1, 40 pages, collective, $1.50, Riot Grrrl London, 124 Hawthorne Road, London, ON, N6G 2W8, [email protected]