feminism

Feminism can be defined as the belief of the political, social, and economic equality of women. Although not all feminists would believe that last statement is adequate or appropriate, for some consider that "equality" forces women to complete within rules defined by men, suitable to the life experiences of men.

You can find many bloggers on feminism through the regular carnival of feminists, and at Blogher, the "community for women who blog" (which also holds an annual conference). An excellent source on UK feminism is The F-Word, and in the US check out Feministe.

There are many types of feminism, including liberal feminism, radical feminism, separatist feminism, ecofeminism, and even hip hop feminism, to name just a few.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “feminism”

• in Politics
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “feminism”

 

• "We can’t democratize good food without placing tangible value on the work done in the home."

  
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  Says Kristin Wartman (via Instapundit ), op-edding in the NYT about how the government ought to give people a financial incentive to cook at home. I havent read it yet, but Im going to bet that encouraging the single-earner family is not the idea — even though the loss of the 2-parent-single-earner household is ...
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• Flourish and Fly – A Letter to the Women of the World from James Prescott

  
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  On this Mother’s Day – the hardest day of the year for me as a woman who has wanted children and as a woman who has lost her own mother – it seems appropriate to share a post that speaks to all of us as women. Thanks to James Prescott for this gift. And thanks to every woman who mothers in whatever way that ...
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• [quote] Why You Shouldn’t Tell That Random Girl On The Street That She’s Hot

  
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  Précis: you think it’s a compliment, we think it’s threatening, intrusive, demeaning, humiliating, and enforcing of everything that’s wrong with patriarchal culture – that our bodies are not our own. “ Here’s the thing. Men in our culture have been socialized to believe that their opinions on ...
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• Factory Girl?

  
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  (This post is first of three posts on clothing, personal style and selling and shopping vintage, among other things. Be forewarned: theyre long and not entirely unicorns and rainbows. I have faith in you.) Allow me to first admit that Im a hypocrite. As I was beginning to compose this post in my head, I was ...
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• [image] Brave’s Merida Gets a Disney Make-Over

  
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  Click on the image for larger. In 2006, The Walt Disney Company bought the computer-animated feature film powerhouse Pixar.  This makes the lead of their most recent movie, Brave (2012), not just a princess, but a Disney Princess. Merida is having a royal coronation at the Magic Kingdom this morning . For her ...
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• purity is bullshit, she says

  
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  Can you feel it? That big downhill slide we’re on? Pipe lines wrecking the rain forest, fracking wrecking the water, greenhouse gases wrecking the weather. The “big picture” is all wreck [sic] and ruin. My way of coping with that awareness is usually by focusing on my own little picture. And blogging about ...
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• Gemma Arterton: Our house was a bit Ab Fab at times

  
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  The English actress on going clubbing with her mum, her new role in a neo-feminist vampire movie and why she has no regrets about playing Bond girl Strawberry Fields The first time we see Gemma Arterton in her new film, Byzantium , she is biting off the nose of a lecherous punter in a lap-dancing club. Soon after, ...
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• Your Evening Cry: 5-Year-Old Girls Birthday Present From Photographer Mom

  
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  When Austin-based photographer Jaime Moore was deciding how to snap photos of her daughter Emma to remember her 5th birthday, she combed the Internet for visual inspiration — and, naturally, came across a ton of young girls dressed up like Disney princess on their birthdays. Read more...        
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• [image] Not just a girl…

  
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  These images are fantastic. The whole idea is fantastic. “ [...] so let’s set aside the Barbie Dolls and the Disney Princesses for just a moment, and let’s show our girls the REAL women they can be. [ Rest , jaimemoorephotography.] Tagged: discrimination , equality , feminism , sexism , sociology ...
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• Mothers Day: The True Story Never Told

  
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  With all the flowery sentimentality surrounding Mothers Day, the real meaning of mothers day is easily lost. read more
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• Hot Docs - The Punk Singer [2013, Dir. Sini Anderson, USA]

  
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     The Punk Singer What was I doing in 1990? Id just graduated high school and was entering my first year of university. Id been a music fan (mostly the alternative British music scene of the 80s and John Hughes films) and hadnt really delved too much into the indie music scene. The next year, Nirvanas ...
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• See?

  
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  I’m not paranoid about Disney and the message they send little girls! Bookmark It
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• Profile: Soweto born soccer star, Phumla Rose

  
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  From Inkanyiso – Greeted with an everlasting smile by a body that doesn’t seem to age, Phumla Rose Masuku  welcomes us to her home. Present is Phumla’s life partner Nombulelo ‘Bulie’ Vimbelela. For a person in her mid 30s Masuku expresses that she’s excited that she is ageing gracefully.  She has ...
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• [link] In response to Sun’s request for a naked photoshoot

  
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  Disgraceful (though, I dare say, common) request; excellent response. “ My immediate reaction was to fetch a tea towel to cover her bare chest, lest a stranger should ogle at her body in the style of that same repulsive man in the street. Screencap of email (click for much larger). Dear Matthew, I ...
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• Freedom in the Apron

  
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  I’ve formally given my resignation. This decision has been in the making since January so please applause! It’s taken so long because I was put on several projects I wanted to faithfully complete. I never expected this experience to take 6 months. I’ll be refocusing and digesting all that I learned at this job ...
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• Mothers’ Day mourning

  
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  Mothers’ Day tastes of grief, to me. I went to a teeny rural school. The other kids came from conservative families, traditional, married parents in stereotypical gender roles. My family was likewise conservative but there was one stark difference: my parents were divorced and I did not have — at least visibly, ...
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• [link] This thing about male victims of domestic violence

  
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  “ It is quite possible to believe that no woman, child, or man deserves to be a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or indeed of any other type of violence) whist maintaining a feminist agenda to end women’s oppression. This article was originally published on Karen Ingala Smith’s blog and is ...
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• Nina Hartleys "Pornified Nation" Interview: Why Shes Porns Most Eloquent Female Advocate

  
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  I know that I often sing the praises of Nina Hartley a lot here, because no other porn performer has been so eloquent an advocate for female sexuality or for sexual entertainment as she has been for the past 30 years. In this interview that she did for Jordan Owens newly crafted YouTube series Pornified Nation , ...
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• An Open Letter To White Male Comedians: By Lindy West

  
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  Lindy West wrote this article addressing the typical misogynistic point of view JTTS espouses.  Sure, it’s a barrel of junior high school laughs when I get on my soapbox and objectify women for the scheming cock sucking cunts that they are…but at the end of the day…what type of man does that make me? ...
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• This Week in Misogyny: I Can’t Even

  
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  I just can’t with some of these stories this week. The Cleveland abduction is feminism’s fault? Beyoncé puts girls at risk of becoming sex slaves? Women have to work an extra 12 years to earn the same amount as men? Seriously?? (Trigger warnings for pretty much everything apply.) According to MRAs,  feminism ...
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