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[theatokos]

It's a gorgeous summer day, solstice weekend, and I'm SICK. It's been a comatose day involving naps, zombie-esque football watching, and internet refreshing.

So, let me share some of the gems I have discovered:

Firstly, http://www.theseventeenmagazineproject.com/ is a great blog, by a young woman who graduated from high school this week. All the feminism you need when reading Seventeen magazine, with none of the theory and bitter snark that more experienced/older feminists throw around.

Secondly, what do you get when you cross music with fanfic? Snoop Dogg loves him some Sookie Stackhouse/Tru Blood. He has written a banal song called 'Oh Sookie' and you can watch the video here. I could only get through half the video, but the mere premise is highly amusing.

Comments

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

Sorry you are ill. Miserable way to celebrate Solstice.

I read the Seventeen girl's blog. At least down to and including the post on lesbian girls. Did I miss some thing?
I'm not sure how this is "feminist". Food can be a feminist issue but her post was about the tastes of "different" food and trying it out.

Her post on LGBT was interesting and that can be a feminist issue also. But Seventeen was never a avant guard publication. Safe and conventional is it's heritage. I read it in my teenage years and Coolidge was President. (no he wasn't but I won't say who was lol)

The blogger seems like a mature intelligent young woman and was interesting to read

That said, I really don't understand your comment
"All the feminism you need when reading Seventeen magazine, with none of the theory and bitter snark that more experienced/older feminists throw around."

Her posts were hardly feminist oriented. And most Seventeen readers probably would be bored by adult feminist discussion. That discussion comes in various forms as does most conversation. There is the rather formal academic discussion and then there is the informal, sometimes "smart ass" talk. Does that equate with snark?

How do you consider Bitch magazine?

Interesting that Lesbian young women polled did NOT read Seventeen for their intimate concerns. Maybe Seventeen needs more of that old time feminism.

And I am curious who you consider "experienced/older feminists" ? Also where is it you are finding "bitter snark". I am obviously missing something. Granted I do not read a lot of blogs. I don't waste my time on "gossip" to which so much of the blog world is equivalent. However, I do have an old friend who is in the Feminist Hall of Fame and has a email service that passes on relevant articles of feminist interest.

Hope you feel better soon.
Blessings

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

The website is very very feminist. If you read her first post she outlines her goals. She's not out to glorify and defend Seventeen. She's not your typical Seventeen reader. She's exploring many issues that intersect with pop culture and using a lot of feminist ideas and words. And she wants to explore these issues from a teen perspective, which is why I think using a popular teen oriented magazine is an excellent entree point. I think she would fit right in at Bitch magazine, which I adore by the way.

There is indeed a lot of bitterness in older feminists' websites - but I think it's par for the course: the more we see and experience some horrid injustices the more it's easy to lose the optimism, energy and enthusiasm of youth, which this young writer has in spades.

[keypike.livejournal.com]

I find it hard to imagine Snoop watching True Blood. Weird.

Hope you feel better soon.

[amyura.livejournal.com]

Brian and I DIED over the Sookie video-- "we can do it in the daytime, Bill will never know a thing." Episode two tomorrow night!

I loved the Seventeen site. She's certainly a better read than Jessica Vallenti, who seems so bent on being edgy and smart-ass that her often important and valid points get lost in the snark. I also appreciated seeing a privileged white teen who's AWARE of her privilege (even if I disagree with some of her conclusions on how to deal with the race and class issues she brings up).

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Dood. Girlfriend is 18 - she's gonna be a dynamo in 10 years! Or less! I don't think feminism even made my radar until I hit my 20s.

[seaivy.livejournal.com]

lol which is why old feminists can be cranky and snarky.
We had to put up with so much crap before second wave feminism came on the scene.

[readthisandweep.livejournal.com]

d'Accord ;)

[haloquin.livejournal.com]

Oh that video is terrible!!!

Enjoying Seventeen-Magazine-Project blog though.

Have you come across SJ Tucker? She did fan-music of Cat Valente's books 'Palimpsest' and 'Orphan's Tales'... both very good albums. Not quite the same as a famous singer rapping about a well known TV show though!