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.
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Date: 2010-06-19 04:23 pm (UTC)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