Feministing
Feministing has been around for about 5 years. They
promote young women speaking on their own behalf about issues that
affect them. They hope to encourage progressive and safe discourse,
therefore they maintain their blogs and the subsequent comments
carefully to avoid any harsh anti-feminist sentiment. Plus they have
some really rad merchandise with their super cool logo on it.
http://www.feministing.com
Feministe
Another blog which has been around for years.
Feministe is
run solely by and for women. They cover issues from race and homophobia
to language issues, advertising and abortion. They also offer an
extensive list of blogs, media sources, and organizational links to
other great feminist websites. Plus their writing is usually humorous
but poignant, making it not only funny to read, but informative.
http://www.feministe.us
Our Bodies Our Blog
If you have ever read the book, Our Bodies,
Ourselves, you would see the connection between this site and the book.
This website, like the book, represents a non-profit public interest
group centering women's health education, advocacy and consulting. If
you have any questions about your body and what's going on with it, this
is definitely a good place to go. They aim to provide easily
accessible research-based information about women's sexuality and
health.
http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org
The F Bomb
This site is aimed towards teenagers and younger feminists
who have something to say about their rights as women and aim to be
heard, but it is also interesting for the older crowd, too. They
encourage young women who are pissed off by what's going on in the world
around them to come here and talk to one another about it to create a
community of awareness and support. If anything you learn while
studying feminism really angers you, this is the site to go to in order
to find like-minded women speaking their mind.
http://thefbomb.org
The Pursuit of Harpyness
This site is written by five "of the most
charming and vicious women on the internet." They comment on topics in
the daily news by looking at them through a feminist lens and reporting
how they think and feel about it, no holds barred. These women are
tough, funny, and easy to read. If you're looking for a feminist
perspective on current events, this is a good place to check out.
http://harpness.com
Hip Mama Zine
This website is the online outlet for the print 'zine of
the same name, started a number of years ago. Although it focuses
entirely on parenting from a feminist perspective, I thought it may be
of interest to anyone who is considering having children in this
patriarchal world of ours one day. It is informative, funny, touching
and interesting.
http://www.hipmama.com
Pandagon
Run by four women, this site offers not only feminist cultural
critiques of current events but also has a political slant, leaning
left. If politics interest you at all, definitely recommend
giving this site a look. Their list of categories range from body image
issues to the Bush administration to L-O-S-E-R-S. Want to know what
that means? Go check it out!
http://www.pandagon.net
Womanist Musings
Womanist is a word to describe someone who finds the
word feminist to have too many racially limited or discriminatory
connotations. This website is aimed toward women of color, and offers a
feminist lens and racial lens to view and analyze current events. I
recommend this site highly to anyone who wishes to open their eyes to
the issues that women of color face on a daily basis.
http://www.womanist-musings.com
Viva La Feminista
This site is run solely by one woman in search of
understanding the intersections of being a mom, a Latina, and a
feminist. Besides just rants and raves, she offers interesting book
reviews about timely topics.
http://www.vivalafeminista.com
TransGriot
This is the blog of Monica Roberts. She describes her blog
as "News, opinions, commentary, history and a little creative writing
from an African American trans woman about the world around her." It is
an excellent blog that often explores the intersection of race and
transgender issues, among other engaging topics.
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/
Alas, a Blog
A feminist blog created to discuss current events and
feminist issues. It offers places for comments, debates, and discussion.
There are a lot of interesting videos and many links to other sites.
It's a little bit random but entertaining and informative.
http://www.amptoons.com/blog/
Focal Point/ Duly Noted
These are blogs by Lindsay Beyerstein a
feminist who writes about exposing political corruption and feminism.
Focal Point is her older blog and Duly Noted is just beginning so it
would be great to start reading now and watch how the blog develops.
Duly Noted shares the same philosophies as Beyersteins earlier blog.
Both have a strong focus on media influences.
http://bigthink.com/blogs/Focal-Point and
http://www.inthesetimes.com/duly-noted
Jezebel
This blog focuses a lot on celebrity culture, fashion, sex, and
advertising. They focus on a lot of feminist topics like body image and
of women in the media. This is a great blog if you follow celebrity
culture and are interested in viewing it through a feminist lens.
http://jezebel.com/
I'm not Sexist but...
This blog shows how mainstream sexism really is without people even realizing it. Some
of these are really seriously disturbing and some of them are so over
the top ridiculous that you have to laugh. There is also I'm not Racist
but.... Which follows the same concept as the Sexist blog but with
racism comments.
http://www.notsexistbut.net/ and
http://www.notracistbut.com/
The Crunk Feminist Collective
From their mission statement: “The Crunk Feminist Collective (CFC) will create a space of support and camaraderie for hip hop generation feminists of color, queer and straight, in the academy and without, by building a rhetorical community, in which we can discuss our ideas, express our crunk feminist selves, fellowship with one another, debate and challenge one another, and support each other, as we struggle together to articulate our feminist goals, ideas, visions, and dreams in ways that are both personally and professionally beneficial.”
http://crunkfeministcollective.wordpress.com/
Shakespeare's Sister Blogspot
“a feminist blog, and a feminist's blog. It is a progressive blog. It is a safe space. It is a community. It is a blog whose contributors are resolved to be willing to self-examine and learn, and whose community members are expected to do the same. Forward movement, progress, on cultural, political, and individual levels is woven into the fabric of Shakesville. Our key objectives are equality, liberty, and justice for all, empathy, self-awareness, growth, momentum, compassion, and laughter.” http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/