thraed of girl band -- Gilla Band

So, why ‘were’ they called Girl Band in the first place?

Kill me.

So, why ‘were’ they called Girl Band in the first place?

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Yeah, I saw that.

Still none the wiser..

My guess is they thought it was funny. Maybe simply because none of them are girls, but it's always had that undercurrent of lol girl bands are inherently funny, lololol girl musicians amirite? The name itself isn't offensive at all, but when you're placing yourself in a culture that constantly diminishes women then it's good to have a deeper think about your place in it. Good on them, I say.

That's true. But without ever digging any deeper I thought it was probably just the obvious play on and opposition to to the idea of the "boy band".

Well, I guessed it was meant to be ironic.

Just, the idea that they had no idea themselves was..

It’s not like waking up one morning and you’ve got a tattoo you don’t remember