Brainstorm Week 10- Linda Barragan

The Ovarian Psycos is a group that originated in East L.A. California. This group is made up of supportive women that use the riding of bikes as a way to support one another and create a community. They ride together to keep each other safe as they ride through dangerous streets of California. Alice Bag describes the educational system as a system that reshapes students " into the appropriate model of what an American student should be” (47). She continues by saying that she felt that she had to conform to society's norms in order to be part of society. But due to that, she felt as if she was losing her culture. That is why groups like The Ovarian Psycos and Chicas Rockeras are important because they allow individuals to be themselves and not pertain to a certain norm. Chicana Rockeras is also a perfect representation for chicanxfuturism because it lets Chicanas express themselves. They encourage culture and tradition in their group and they allow individuality. Especially with music, it allows people's views and opinions to shine through without any judgment. This group has a "goal of encouraging self-esteem and self-empowerment in young girls through a medium of music" (Wolfe 4). This group also makes it a point that it is bilingual. They make sure to educate these women about how important it is to be bilingual and that both Spanish and English are vital for their lives as Americans. It shows them to be proud of being able to speak both languages and to never underappreciate one of them. Both groups are great ways to bring women together with activities that they love to do such as biking and making music in order to embrace what is actually important; individuality and culture. These women are allowed to be themselves and express their traditions with women just like themselves. Whilst being in these groups, they learn more about themselves, their traditions and more importantly, they learn they have a supportive community in a society that may make them feel that they are not part of. These groups are important in changing society.