Riot Grrrl, Moxie, & Intersectional Feminism | Video Essay

In which I discuss how 'Moxie', a Netflix teen film directed by Amy Poehler, draws inspiration from the Riot Grrrl movement and feminist teen dramas from the mid- to late 1990s and how it ultimately fails to deliver its message, ending up being "not intersectional enough."

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Time Stamps:
0:00 intro
1:03 A brief intro to Riot Grrrl
4:09 Why a Teen Film?
7:51 How 'Moxie' Fails
13:04 Final Thoughts
14:49 Goodbye

Works Cited and related bibliography:
"Why I was never a Riot Grrrl:" https://www.bitchmedia.org/post/why-i...
"Moxie empowers but falls through in broadcasting intersectionality:" https://www.browndailyherald.com/2021...
"Riot Grrrl: The Story of Feminist DIY Punk:"    • Riot Grrrl: The Story of Feminist DIY Punk  
Complete Riot Grrrl manifesto: https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defc...

Credits:
Intro song: j'san, Kyle McEvoy - ramona https://chll.to/a15553ac
Outro song: L'Indécis - keep on https://chll.to/4e632c25

Music featured in this video:
Bikini Kill - Rebel Girl
The Julie Ruin - Girls Like Us
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Bratmobile - B*tch Theme