Girls Gone Guerrilla??

Ok, so maybe not... but BOTH the Girls Gone Wild and the Guerrilla Girls were in Clemson this weekend. I can only wonder what would happen if the two groups got together! Oh my!

I was not able to attend the showing because I made the mistake of volunteering to judge the Public Forum Debate section of the SC High School Forensics Tourney that is here on campus this weekend. I have talked to several people who attended the performance, and I have heard some very mixed and interesting reviews.

So, since I couldn't make the show, I decided to do a little research on the GG's so I would know a little more about them. All of my information came from their website: http://www.guerrillagirls.com/ I had never heard of this before until they came to Clemson and until it was mentioned in class. The goal, obviously, is for women in masks to pretend to be famous women in history and change the misconceptions about feminism. The group began in 1985 as an activist group against the traditional stereotypes of feminism. Here is a good quote from the website showing what they are all about:
"Still going strong in the 21st century, we're a bunch of anonymous females who take the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms and appear in public wearing gorilla masks. In 18 years we have produced over 100 posters, stickers, books, printed projects, and actions that expose sexism and racism in politics, the art world, film and the culture at large. We use humor to convey information, provoke discussion, and show that feminists can be funny. We wear gorilla masks to focus on the issues rather than our personalities. Dubbing ourselves the conscience of culture, we declare ourselves feminist counterparts to the mostly male tradition of anonymous do-gooders like Robin Hood, Batman, and the Lone Ranger. Our work has been passed around the world by kindred spirits who we are proud to have as supporters."

Another interesting part of their website is about getting involved with the movement. The GG's suggest three things:
1) Download their stickers and signs and put them up in your town.
2) Start your own empowerment group
3) Join their mailing list

That's basically what I learned from researching the Guerrilla Girls!