feminist

A feminist is someone who believes "in the radical notion that women are human beings", to quote Cheris Kramerae, author of A Feminist Dictionary. To put it more formally, it 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 feminist bloggers 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.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “feminist”

• Ms. Claus Banned from Xmas Parade

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 482
  Apparently only men can be the center of attention in parades and receive adoration and acclaim for taking care of the children. Sheesh. The Greater Raleigh Merchants Association banned Mrs. Claus from the parade , saying that the sight would "confuse" the children. John Odom, executive director of the ...
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• Vandana Pathak to re-enter Television

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 741
  Do you remember the feminist from ‘Hum Paanch’ or you can say the lady with the word Bhagwaaaaan from ‘Khichdi’? Yes, you are right it’s none other than Vandana Pathak aka Radhika and Jayshree from the respective serials. Read more to know about her plans of making a come back on small screen.In a [...]
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• Misogyny Ad Watch: Redtape Shoes Puts Women in Vending Machines

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 482
  Heres the ultimate in objectifying women. An ad campaign in India by Redtape Shoes portrays men selecting women out of closets and vending machines. Redtapes sexist ads include a male drooling over women trapped inside a giant fishbowl and a male office worker being amused by women performing a pole dance on ...
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• Reindeer snuff film!

  
  Chaos Theory — Authority: 152
  Bad parenting moments with Lani and Jenny.
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• Slugs And Snails And Puppy Dog Tails...

  
  Ambush Predator — Authority: 445
  Sometimes I look at a CiF article and wonder if its for real, or the loony Lefts version of botfishing on Twitter. So it is with Susan Bradleys article on trying (and failing) to raise a boy the radical feminist way: Ten years ago, I plunged into parenthood in a state of pie-eyed optimism. Thinking that my ...
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• The Tempest

  
  Living, And Loving Life — Authority: 125
  I didnt expect Fridays short long run and lawn battling would suck every iota of strength out of me until I discovered I could hardly move a limb on Saturday morning. My entire being felt as though it had survived a ride in the washing machine (and the dryer). My plan of a 20k LSD was pushed out the window when I ...
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• Allow Daughters to take responsibility legally

  
  Fight for justice — Authority: 120
  Seeing the news article, Moms held for bid to swap babies , I noticed one interesting thing, “ One of the women, who has two daughters, wanted a male child while the other, who has a son, wanted a girl ”. One might argue that it is such attitude that leads to “ Female Feticide ”, however, “ Reality is ...
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• "Man, the things a girl has to do to be able to wear her Steelers earrings in public..."

  
  Chaos Theory — Authority: 152
  What its like to be a female football fan.
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• Back off, bitches, hes MINE

  
  Chaos Theory — Authority: 152
  How to protect your celebrity marriage from skanks. (Salon).
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• And the difference is...?

  
  Chaos Theory — Authority: 152
  Could you tell these were two different models of DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT size? Nope.
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• incidentally, new yorker…

  
  A Blog is a Treat — Authority: 126
  See, this is the problem with being a furious feminist! You’re going along just fine, reading New York articles, and then suddenly you have to stop, become angry, write a blog post about it, and then by the time you’re done you’re all like, “Well, it’s time for my cooter waxing appointment now, anyway,” ...
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• I ♥ the misfits.

  
  rude truth — Authority: 103
  I originally posted this back in December of 2005. Im still proud of it. I love the gay elf with the revealing name of Hermey (which was later redacted to Herbie, hm, wonder why) and the black, I mean red-nosed, reindeer. And, of course, the Island of Misfit toys, which as Jen Bayne points out, actually sound like a ...
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• Another Interview

  
  Meena Kandasamy — Authority: 103
  (An edited version of this interview appeared in the Indian Express North American. Sujeet Rajan interviewed me for the weekly . This came out about a month ago, but only today I was suitably lazy to do this job) You write candidly of love and love-making; leaving windows open to the bedroom sometimes. If it is ...
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• Older And Wiser: Anne Roiphe on Aging

  
  WH Latest Items — Authority: 526
  In 1956, the bar near the university was known as a refuge for poets, novelists, and serious drinkers like Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg — and for young girls in black leotards, jeans, and leather sandals. I was one of them. I was 20 years old. read more
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• Eh, lets skip the Oscar, okay?

  
  Chaos Theory — Authority: 152
  Well, this is interesting.
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• Jane Hamsher: Left & Right Fed Up With Two-Party Tyranny (Video)

  
  feminist blogs — Authority: 162
  A diary at Daily Kos is attacking Jane Hamsher for going on Fox News where Jane basically pointed out that whether you are a Dem or a Repub, you are being played. I notice there is a diary up on Daily Kos attacking me for going on Fox & Friends. Unsurprisingly, it doesn’t say what I actually said: ...
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• كلنا ليلى – في لبنان

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 168
  الدعوة مفتوحةانطلقتْ فكرة “كلنا ليلى” عام 2006 بمبادرة مدوِّنة مصرية باسم “لستُ أدري” بالإضافة الى العديد من المدوّنين في العالم العربي. و تتلخص فكرتها في دعوة المدونين ...
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• More Than a Backlash, Its an Epidemic

  
  http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor — Authority: 633
  Women are defying the beauty backlash, as Amanda writes , and there are men who prefer the curvy and sneakered to the waxed and plastic. But there is still an epidemic of disordered eating and surgical self-improvement that correlates exactly with women’s growing power, as Naomi Wolf outlines in her 1991 book The ...
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• Beauty Standards are an Epidemic

  
  The XX Factor — Authority: 140
  A post from DoubleX intern Claire Gordon: Women are defying the beauty backlash, as Amanda writes , and there are men who prefer the curvy and sneakered to the waxed and plastic. But there is still an epidemic of disordered eating and surgical self-improvement that correlates exactly with women’s growing power, as ...
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• Tag Heuer Stands With Tiger Woods

  
  Tennessee Guerilla Women — Authority: 482
  After the Tiger Woods sex scandal broke, Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer told the world that it was dropping poster boy Tiger Woods. But the Tag Heuer website tells a different story. For all those good old philandering boys interested in ridiculous status symbols for the wealthy and vain, Tag Heuer is ...
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