Prof Santos
1stYearSem
April 4 2019
The life of Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna Is the lead singer of both the bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre which have put her on a pedestal of fame. However, Hanna’s seen as a female, a rebel, a feminist and a talented musician. Hannah is known for really empowering women with her music and also being credited for beginning the “riot grrrl” movement. Before her shows she would announce things such as “all women to the front” so they could enjoy her music at the forefront without having to deal with the belligerent mosh pits. Hanna was present during the nineties and truly rose to prominence because of her work done with Bikini Kill but is also well known for being the frontwomen for Le Tigre.
Kathleen is currently reunited with the original members of Bikini Kill and are touring at this moment. This was after taking a very long hiatus from touring. Hannah is also known for being married to Adam Horowitz who was one of three original beastie boys. This however clashed with her feminist based beliefs as Horowitz would often rap about women and their physiques. Hanna staunchly believes that one cannot choose who loves who and Horowitz is just the perfect person for her. All in all kathleen Hanna is an incredibly loud voice in the punk scene who popularized women in said genre.
I think that all the bands she was apart of goes to show that she had a way of bringing musicians together that shared common goals. She was truly a powerful woman who never let up on her desires to spread important messages through her music.
ReplyDeleteI think that Kathleen's music/message was an important part of the 90's. I feel that if she hadn't come out and done what she did, someone else might have been in a different way that people didn't respond to the same. Kathleen had a way with her words into making people listen to what she had to say and to bring women together.
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