Grunge: An Attempt to Reform Sexist Views

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However, she also establishes her view of the female body as a factor behind sexism and sexual objectification?in order to work against them, Schippers suggests the body should first be de-emphasized. Once Schippers establishes this need for reform and criticizes body adornment as a primary method to do so, she then introduces the subculture of grunge, presenting both its positive and negative aspects...
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She uses an anecdote about a woman in grunge to assert the female power in this subculture but also to expose some of its deficiencies. She tells the story of an interview with Jennifer Finch of the band L7 after a concert, during which an admirer continues to talk to Finch even after she tells him that she is busy...
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