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Poly Styrene, Multiracial Feminist Punk Icon, Dead at 53
Here’s the thing about the 1970s British and American punk scenes: they were every bit as misogynistic and race-exclusive as the society they claimed to stand counter to. And Styrene didn’t look the part of a punk — at the time, she was a mixed-race not-skinny avowed-feminist teenager with braces and day-glo old lady clothes, who later struggled with mental health issues.
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Thank you, Julianne, for maintaining the Colorlines tumblr. I appreciate you. (Also I wrote this)
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Short but sweet article about the great Poly Styrene.
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YES! Thank you colorlines! - after finals are over I’ll write more on race/punk and maybe
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