#feministing.com

hi y’all!

as a few of you might know, i write for feministing.com, a badass feminist website that is predominantly staffed by women of color. we are an independent and lefty publication that’s been trying relentlessly in the current political climate to address topics like women workers, immigration, militarism, and transphobia, all from an intersectional feminist perspective. 

we might shut down. feministing is entirely a labour of love, with every single member and editor having another full time job, making it really hard to be sustainable. 

2017 has shown the critical need for alternative voices in the media, particularly women and woc voices. for every new york times article humanizing and celebrating neo nazis or allowing literal war criminals to advertise forever war, we are going to write something celebrating and advocating for the marginalized. please help us do this and throw a couple of $ our way if (and only if!) you can spare it! <3 no pressure at all: even if you don’t, please consider checking us out sometime.

"Hurry Up and Heal": Pain, Productivity, and the Inadequacy of 'Victim vs. Survivor' by Dana Bolger

It's a little early for a roundup of everything I've read today so I might put out another one, depending on how much else I read. 

BUT

I did find a great website so I thought I'd combine a recommendation with a roundup!

So recommendation first: 

Feminsting.com is a website run by young feminists (I'm not 100% sure of their ages I'd say they range from 20's to early 30's) that covers a lot of topics surrounding feminism. A lot of their articles have to do with pop culture, politics, ect. Bascially anything you'd want to know about feminism today they have articles about it. They also have a pretty sweet twitter. The really great thing about their website is that it offers a safe space for writers who aren't on their staff to post their ideas about feminism on their community page. If you want some more information about them, here's their About and their FAQ. (Psst: they have a really strict policy about antifeminist, racist, ableist, and basically any -ist negative comments so, as far as I've seen it's legitimately a safe space)

OK now that that's done, let's get to the articles, all of which are Courtesy of Feministing.com

1.) a discussion of Ban Bossy and the possible positive and negative aspects of the campaign.

2.) a piece about abortion clinic regulations in Texas

3.) A short pieces about Abortion clinic closings in Texas

We need to be seen as people in public spaces, not exhibits for men to vote on with cheers as we walk by. I need you to support me and tell your friends that the way to approach me for a date is to tell me how smart I am, engage me in a conversation, ask me how my day is going – all before telling me that I’m pretty. You need to help stop this culture of degradation of women that leads to violence, rape, and death. One in three women will be abused at some point in her life. It has happened in our family, and it starts with this culture.