Thursday Thirteen #7 – Feminist Blogging
April 26, 2007 at 3:02 am | In Thursday Thirteen | 6 Comments
Thirteen Reasons Why I Blog
1. This is not a TT just about blogging in general – but rather one about being a female, feminist blogger. That is my primary reason for blogging and also my reason why I think its important.
2. As a female feminist blogger – I am able to reclaim my voice that has been lost and stolen from me.
3. … and hopefully enable other women to reclaim their own voice.
4. I am able to take part in a shared online community of sisterhood – fight the patriarchy and fuck shit up!
5. I can reclaim my voice while also staying within the protection that an anonymous blog affords me. Speaking up takes a lot of courage, and doing it from the safety of pseudonym can be an important tool for fucking shit up.
6. I can learn from other amazing incredible feminists.
7. I am adding to an online feminist dialogue.
8. I can critique to my heart’s content the world’s patriarchy.
9. I can be me. I can speak. I can shout. I can cry online. I can find others who see me and support me and understand me. And yes, even others who disagree with me.
10. I can dialogue and learn – by blogging my feminist opinions and stories, I start a dialogue. And that dialogue may lead me to new thoughts and critiques and opinions and knowledge.
11. I can reclaim my own power.
12. I can take a bit of time and space out of my day just for me – and for this 10 minutes in time, I have a voice, and no one can interrupt me. For a woman in this world, that is a lot.
13. My blog is all mine. It gives me strength and courage. I am fighting the patriarchy through words, and that is a powerful thing.
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
Dewey, Christine, damozel, A Metamophaself of Gabrielle, (leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)
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Great list! I’m thinking of trying this Thirteen thing. I have a friend with a feminist blog, in case you’re interested in stopping by. Her name’s Cara and her blog is at thecurvature.blogspot.com
Comment by Dewey — April 26, 2007 #
BTW, can I start off by saying that I love your button “proud owner of a vagina”
Also, could totally relate to your comments about why you blog. I blog for many of the same reasons.
I’m all about cows on parade (art work) on my TT this time round. Do drop by!
Comment by Christine — April 26, 2007 #
sisterhood is powerful! Keep up the fighting and blogging.
Comment by damozel — April 26, 2007 #
Very interesting reasons, I am not sure that I understand them all but some of them I understand very well!
Comment by terrasears — April 26, 2007 #
HAPPY tt!
nice list!
My TT’s up tto
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Comment by The Crazy King of Clowns — April 26, 2007 #
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