ext_283716 ([identity profile] ewigweibliche.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] theatokos 2010-06-19 05:33 pm (UTC)

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.

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