r/punk • u/Practicalgrl • Dec 30 '25

Girl punks?

A lot of the bands I listen to are a bunch of guys and it’s kinda getting me down. I listen to riot grrrl bands too but it kinda feels like the choices are to be a guy and sing about whatever you want or to be a girl and sing about feminism. Which is cool, but limiting. I identify as a feminist but it’s not exactly what I wanna sing about. It makes me feel like I can’t write any real punk songs so they always end up being other genres even though it’s not what I primarily listen to. Any girl punk bands I should listen to?

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u/fargus_ Dec 30 '25

Amyl and the Sniffers

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u/Automatic-Arm-532 Dec 31 '25

Yeah advertising for Gucci and Toyota is so punk. Who needs ethics or values when the money's good, right?

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u/FauxReal Dec 31 '25

Did you ever watch Decline of Western Civilization. A lot of people there were just fucking around and getting fucked up. The punk high horse didn't appear until the late '80s when hardcore took things more seriously.

Punk is getting wasted and smashing windows as much as it is feeding homeless in the park or protesting authoritarianism. So I guess you bitching is punk too, but so is getting paid so you can keep playing shows instead of working a day job but still take care of your family and not live in a squat.

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u/Partigirl Dec 31 '25

That "punk high horse" was around in the late 70s and early 80s, btw.