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(SIREN WAILS)

Washington, D.C. Only two milesfrom the White House, storeowners prepare foranother night...

Bad Reputation • 2018

(SIREN WAILS) REPORTER: Washington, D.C. Only two miles
from the White House, storeowners prepare for
another night of civil unrest. The summer of '92,
there was a riot in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood
of Washington, D.C., and that neighborhood was
filled with punk group houses. There was a lot of women
who were very political. This woman Jen Thomas said,
"We should have a girl riot." So she said, "We should
be riot girls." That was the beginning
of the Riot Grrrl movement or whatever
you want to call it

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(SIREN WAILS)

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REPORTER: Washington, D.C.

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Only two miles from the White House,

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storeowners prepare for another night of civil unrest.

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The summer of '92, there was a riot

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in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C.,

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and that neighborhood was filled with punk group houses.

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There was a lot of women who were very political.

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This woman Jen Thomas said, "We should have a girl riot."

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So she said, "We should be riot girls."

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That was the beginning of the Riot Grrrl movement

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or whatever you want to call it.

Duration

32 seconds

Views

35

Timestamp in Movie

00:56:16

Uploaded

Jun 24, 2025

Genres

documentary, biography, music

Production

BMG,Inaudible Films,Submarine Entertainment,Magnolia Pictures

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Movie Summary

Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.