Radical Feminist Cheers

For me, feminism is about promoting and supporting activism on policital issues facing women. There are different kinds of feminists, some more radical than others. Sometimes, I am all I am woman, hear me roar. Sometimes, I am not so loud, but still as effective in speaking my mind.

I recently became the advisor for a feminist student group at the college where I work. While going through a box of old supplies for the group, I came across this xeroed sheet of Radical Cheers. While I can't see myself going out shouting them, I don't even fully agree with all of the words, I do think they are interesting. So, I'm sharing them with you. I have no idea who wrote them. I've found some of them on the internet, or at least variations of them, but not all. I hope you enjoy!

Body Image Cheer

You’re not my ideal, your hips DON’T SET THE SCORE

‘cuz sticks and bones ain’t what I’m striving for!

Flippin’ through VOGUE, WHAT A BORE!!

Ladies, PLEASE! Let’s EAT More!

I got booty in the back and a lot UP FRONT

My secret is . . . I EAT LUNCH!

Now I’m feeling Healthy and ready to RIOT

Against those demands that I need to DIET!

I WILL TAKE UP SPACE AND LOVE MY SIZE

CUZ FAT AND FABULOUS IS ON THE RISE!

Fat and fabulous is on MY THIGHS! 

My thoughts: Okay, so it is a fun cheer. I agree that girls and women are offered a skewed and ridiculous body image model…but, I’m also all about healthiness. We come in all different shapes and sizes, but women need to be health: body, mind, and soul.

Riot Don’t Diet

RIOT DON’T DIET

GET UP GET OUT AND TRY IT

RIOT DON’T DIET

GET UP GET OUT AND TRY IT

Hey girl (clap clap clap)

Get yer face outta that magazine

You are more than a beauty machine!

You’ve got anger soul and more

Take it to the street and let it roar!!

RIOT DON’T DIET

GET UP GET OUT AND TRY IT

RIOT DON’T DIET

GET UP GET OUT AND TRY IT

Uh-Uh (clap clap clap)

IF Cosmo makes you sick and pale

You know what you need to do

MOLOTV COCKTAIL!

Liberate the beauty queen

Burn the bibles of the fashion scene

LET’S (CLAP) GET (CLAP) MEAN!!!!

Stacie says: Again, totally agreeing with the whole body image thing. I generally try not to be angry, but experience has taught me that sometimes anger can be a powerful motivator.

Armpit Hair Love

Raise those arms up in the air

Let me see that armpit hair!

We don’t shave or use that Nair

Cuz sleek and sheek we Just Don’t Care!

We’re….HAIRY!

We’ve got hairy legs, we’re hairy!

We got hairy pits, we’re hairy!

We got hairy crotches and we pick our noses too!

UHHHHH!

I think: Body hair is super cool. It is totally natural. When the weather is hot, I'll get rid of some of my body hair, but not all. I would never do something painful though!