“I’m seeing so many younger girls who are just getting into Bikini Kill for the first time, and it’s really resonating with them … You’d think it’s so old the ideas wouldn’t be relevant to them anymore, but, sadly, sexism is just as relevant as it ever was … I think when they come to the music a lot of times they’re like, “Wait a minute! Someone else feels this way? I thought I was the only person!”
I look at the influence Bikini Kill, and all the other feminist musicians have had on culture and I see Beyonce putting out songs like “If I Was A Boy” and [“Run The World (Girls)”], and I’m like, “This is great!” I’m not like, “This is only for us!” That’s the part of punk I don’t like. You know, it can become another set of rules. When you try to be the opposite of something, you’re only reinforcing it.”
– Kathleen Hanna on the legacy of Bikini Kill and riot grrrl
