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”

 

• The Irony Of Iconhood – The Life And Times Of Bhanwari Devi

  
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  India’s rape culture has given birth to many women activists and icons. Bhanwari Devi, a victim of gang-rape in 1992, is one of them. As an epitome of sheer courage and conviction, she inspires women to take a stand for their rights. But the irony of the whole situation is that even after she has won awards, ...
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• feminist of the week: naporje d. washington

  
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  Name: Naporje D. Washington Age: 22 Occupation: Student, Photographer, Model & Writer Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., United States Describe yourself in one word: Free What is your feminist philosophy? Men and women are equal beings and deserve to be treated the same. Why is feminism important in today’s ...
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• Weekly Feminist Reader

  
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  Last night, a man was shot in the streets of New York in a hate crime marked by homophobic slurs. Bigotry kills. A survivor argues that military sexual trauma should be treated as as national security issue. Radio host Pete Santilli says Hilary Clinton needs to be “shot in the vagina.” A proposed law to ...
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• Allure, Disney Remind Us We’re Not Thin Enough

  
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  Is it any wonder that in the United States approximately 20 million women suffer from an eating disorder at some time in their life? Or that “by age 6, girls especially start to express concerns about their own weight or shape.” Up to sixty percent of elementary school girls are concerned about becoming too fat. ...
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• Invisible Anarchist Network: hello from the dark-net.

  
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  Invisible Anarchist Network – I2P2-Irc #anonops #ian #aaa netanarchist·6 videos Published on 4 Apr 2013 Invisible Anarchist Network – darknet i2p2 – irc #anonops #ian #aaa Hello from the dark-net. We are the Invisible Anarchist Network. A group that was inheritable from the Anon. Anarchist. Action. A sub-group ...
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• Students’ Digital Research: Primed

  
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  I’ve been teaching a Graduate research methods course for several years now at CGU, Visual Research Methods. But this Spring, I have encountered some surprising findings, ones that are echoed in my undergraduate student’s work as well, where I also assign digital coursework that asks students: to account, ...
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• How could Ariel Castro have been stopped?: Alternative thoughts on the Cleveland kidnapping

  
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  While the major media focuses largely on the specifics and drama of the Cleveland kidnapping, community activists and alternative media seek answers to how it could have been stopped, and how to decrease violence against women overall. Democracy Now! [DN!] did an excellent program about the larger situation, and ...
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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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• Happy Mothers Day!

  
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  Since Mother’s Day is this weekend, we decided to put together some of our best photographs of proud women in their role as mothers. We also put together some facts about the history of how this holiday was established in the US. Some first efforts to establish a day to commemorate mothers were done in the ...
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• Weekly Feminist GIF

  
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  WHEN NORTH CAROLINA WANTS TO REQUIRE TEENS TO GET NOTARIZED PARENTAL CONSENT BEFORE AN STD TEST  
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• Feminism Friday: Feminist YA books

  
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  Ages ago I asked on Twitter for feminist YA fiction recommendations and then, um, forgot to blog about it. The lovely response to last week’s Feminist YA authors list reminded me. If you have any recommendations feel free to tell me in the comments or on Twitter (or, you know, if you see me in the street) and ...
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• The Professor would like a word, please.

  
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  Speaking of things that are degrading to women, back in January,  Martin Van Creveld published a fine article in Small Wars Journal . In it he makes the point that got RDML Gaouette fired, namely that there is a double standard existing in todays military-and its one where one gender is in fact devalued-but its men ...
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• You must read

  
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  “Feminism and the terrifying dependency of children” by Cristy Clark over at Larvatus Prodeo. Cristy and I have long been expressing our increasing frustration to one another with the dominance of liberal feminism over motherhood and I’m so pleased she wrote this post about it. This post of Cristy’s should ...
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• TN Ag-gag bill Violates First Amendment & Is Constitutionally Suspect

  
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  This outrageous pro animal abuse bill violates the First Amendment, so ruled the Tennessee Attorney Generals Office.  Governor Haslam said he was waiting for the opinion before deciding the bills fate.  Opinion in.  Its time to VETO THE DAMN THING GOVERNOR HASLAM.   The Tennessee Attorney ...
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• Womens Rock Camp

  
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  "It doesnt seem to be safe to be a girl or a woman in the world," said participant Yolanda Simmons, 51, explaining why she thinks Womens Rock Camp is necessary. "Theres also a lot of women hating on women." Rock camp, she said, is "just about the music. Its a safe environment for women."
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• the lip crew on feminist men

  
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  ‘Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country, of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths and with one mind, for thus the state, instead of being whole, is reduced to half.’ Well we know what Plato thought about feminist men — but that was... Read more
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• Navigating Pornography at The Atlantic

  
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  I’ve written about my Navigating Pornography course before ( I Don’t Need to Know if You Masturbate ), but today at the The Atlantic, I give a little overview: I Teach a College Class on How to Think and Talk about Pornography. . Excerpt: Even more than history lessons and an introduction to feminist debates, ...
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• 12M / 15M: Back to the Streets in May in Barcelona

  
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  On May 15th 2011, millions of people started a process of social change, giving a clear and unmistakable signal that we are not merchandise in the hands of politicians and bankers, we have been publicly and massively expressing that the representative democracy is dying. The political class have not understood the ...
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• #killallmen

  
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  When feminists ask why people think they hate all men, one need only point them to the recent Twitter hashtag #killallmen . None of the tweets surprise me. Many feminists have a long history of making nasty, hate-filled comments without any prompt. Just ask the red head from the Toronto men’s rights event. ...
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• The Beautiful Kind #feminist #literary #truths #short story #post-Plath era feminist for Remittance Girl my friend #erotica tale

  
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  The Beautiful Kind By Valentine Bonnaire c. May 2013 valentine@valentinebonnaire.com He was still all of that, and so was I and we both knew it as we ran into each other again after years in the kind of town that we live in.  You can go for years here without bumping into people you knew from the years you were in ...
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