1960s American bands like the Angels, Candy and the Kisses, the Cheese Cakes, the Dolls, the Kittens, the Pets, the Pin-Ups, the Playmates, the Poni-Tails, the Surf Bunnies, and the Yum Yums - to the real deal, is woefully misguided. However, any notion that all female rockers are merely a cute sideshow - e.g. The realm of rock 'n' roll (despite its many liberating attributes) is also a notoriously sexist one - a place where males have always vastly outnumbered females as active players and where an exclusionary "boys' club" environment has often allowed for everything from misogynistic lyrics about girlfriends, to unwarranted jokes about women musicians' skill levels, to the maltreatment of certain fans ("groupies").
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