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Riot grrrl culture gave people the space to enact change on a macro, meso and micro scale.

"Using the do-it-yourself ethos of punk to provide resources for individual empowerment, Riot Grrrl encouraged females to engage in multiple sites of resistance. At the macro-level, Riot Grrrls resist society’s dominant constructions of femininity. At the meso-level, they resist stiﬂing gender roles in punk. At the micro-level, they challenge gender constructions in their families and among their peers".

The demise of riot grrrl is linked to commodification and misrepresentation of its message. Kevin Dunn writes "with regard to the process of ideological recuperation, the media’s coverage of the Riot Grrrl movement both trivialized and exotized the Riot Grrrl Other".

Third-wave feminists use personal narratives as a form of theory. Expression personal experiences gave women space to recognize that they are not alone in the oppression and discrimination they face. Using these accounts is beneficial because it records personal details that may not be available in traditional historical texts.

Relationship to Women of Color
Third-wave feminists proclaim themselves as the most inclusive wave of feminism. Critics have noted that while progressive, there is still exclusivity of women of color. Black feminists argue that "the women rights movements were not uniquely for the liberation of Blacks or Black Women. Rather, efforts such as women's suffrage and abolition of slavery ultimately uplifted, strengthened, and benefited White society and White women". One way to make other waves of feminism more inclusive is to include women of color in the conversation defining feminism and setting the agenda.

Sexual Liberation
Third-wave feminists expanded the second-wave feminists's definition of sexual liberation to "mean a process of first becoming conscious of the ways one’s gender identity and sexuality have been shaped by society and then intentionally constructing (and becoming free to express) one’s authentic gender identity”. Since third-wave feminism relies on different personal definitions to explain feminism, there is controversy surrounding what sexual liberation really entails. Many third-wave feminists supported the idea that women should embrace their sexuality as a way to take back their power.