Sukeban
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is a Japanese term meaning , and the female equivalent to the male in Japanese culture. The usage of the word refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, and is not used to refer to any one member of a girl gang.
Key facts
- Cultural movement.name
- Sukeban
- Cultural movement.yearsactive
- 1960s–1970s
- Cultural movement.country
- Japan
- Cultural movement.influenced
- Seinen manga, Pinky Violence films, all-girl Bōsōzoku gangs
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Appearance and other signifiers
- Codes of Conduct and similar attitudes
- Media and cultural influence
- See also
- Footnotes
- Sources
is a Japanese term meaning , and the female equivalent to the male in Japanese culture. The usage of the word refers to either the leader of a girl gang or the entire gang itself, and is not used to refer to any one member of a girl gang.
The word was originally used by delinquents, but has been used by the general population to describe the subculture since 1972. were formed as a direct result of male gangs' refusal to accept female members, consequently the term has come to refer to the massive movement that brought feminism to public attention at a time when men of the yakuza were thriving.
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