Joking aside, I bloody do love IWD. It's a great time to celebrate the achievements made by women and get all mushy-eyed about how great feminists are. Yeah, there's some problems. Yeah, we're still way behind on where we should be after this many years of feminist campaigning (not helped by the fact that misogynists keep shifting the goalpoasts - now women in America have to justify not only abortion, but also birth control? In 2012?!), and yes, there are some parts of the feminist scene I really dislike (*side-eyes Jezebel*), but FUCKDAMMIT WE'RE AWESOME.
So, accordingly, I'm going to try and give you a present today. This is going to come in a few parts - first, a blogroll of some of my most-read feminist sites, then my favourite feminist Twitter accounts, then some links to posts about great feminist music and then a SUPER-FUN BONUS GAME which is my gift to all the brilliant lady-bloggers out there.
(Disclaimer: I compiled these lists by looking at who I follow on Twitter. If I'm not sure where someone writes, or they write for multiple sites, I've included their Twitter handle rather than a site. If you're in this category and would like to have a site linked to you, let me know on Twitter. If I've not included you anywhere, it's not because I think you're a shitty feminist, it's because I think you're awesome for other reasons. Or I forgot you, because I'm rubbish. Again, get in touch and I'll rectify this. If I haven't included you because I don't follow you on Twitter, please feel free to add links to your blogs in the comments section - I'd love to see them.)
Blogroll
- The F-Word - Biggest UK feminist site (@thefworduk)
- Bad Reputation - Feminism and pop culture (@BadRepUK)
- Women's Views On News - Daily women's news and current affairs service (@newsaboutwomen)
- Sian and Crooked Rib - Bristol-based feminism and politics, now with publishing arm (@sianushka)
- Madam J Mo - Pop culture, feminism and suffragettes (@MadamJMo)
- On To Berlin - Feminism, politics and Christianity (@boudledidge)
- BitchBuzz - Fashion, tech, food and feminism (@BitchBuzz)
- Black Feminists - Looking at the intersections of feminism and race (@blackfeministUK)
- The Beautiful Evil - Feminism, classics and religion (@scriptrix)
- Stavvers - Thoughts and rants from another angry woman (@stavvers)
- Angry Not So Young Woman - Feminism. We shouldn't still need to be angry about this! (@JennieSue)
- META Magazine - By trans people, about trans people, for trans people (@META_Mag)
- Too Much To Say For Myself - Feminism, politics, journalism (@CathElliott)
- Strange Sanum - Vlogs on feminism, Islam and comedy (@Strange_Sanum)
- Kaygeeuk - Beware when mums get cross and organise (@kaygeeuk)
- Are Women Human? - US feminism, politics and intersectionality (@graceishuman)
- Queers With Beers - Podcasts about gender and sexuality (@ariel_silvera)
- BoLT Magazine - Magazine for LGBTQ women in Ireland (@BoLTMagazine)
- Shakesville - US feminism, politics and rape culture (@Shakestweetz)
- Bird of Paradox - Feminism, trans* rights, politics (@Helen_BOP)
- Manboobz - Mocking misogyny (@DavidFutrelle)
- Girl on the Net - Sex theory/advice/ideas (@girlonthenet)
- Tiger Beatdown - Kumbaya motherfucker central (@TigerBeatdown)
- Not a Zero-Sum Game - Angry feminism (@marstrina)
- The Pervocracy - Sex. Feminism. BDSM. And some very, very naughty words (@pervocracy)
- Cruella Blog - Feminism, secularism and stand up comedy (@cruella1)
- Womanist Musings - US-based womanist theory (@womanistmusings)
- Racialicious - The intersection of race and pop culture (@racialicious)
- Broken Single Mum - Life as a single mum of five, living with chronic pain and disability (@brokensinglemum)
- Pseudo Living - A lefty feminist coming to terms with living in modern Britain while disabled (@pseudodeviant)
- Transgriot - US-based black trans issues and black trans history (@transgriot)
- Reclaim the Cunt - Feminism, art, cunt-loving (@toastandglitter)
- Amaditalks - Queer, disabled, socialist, Jewish, feminist WoC (@amaditalks)
- Rad Trans Fem - Radical Trans-feminism (@radtransfem)
Groups/Campaigns/Events on Twitter
- @feministlibrary
- @BrightonFemCol
- @BrightonPC
- @BloomsburyPCA
- @40daysofchoice
- @FreeBeiBei
- @legalfeminists
- @woman_kind
- @CLIT_Rock
- @BristolFawcett
- @TransMediaAct
- @One25charity
- @femfreq
- @Abortion_Rights
- @WTFrock_Comedy
- @Feminist4Choice
- @BitchMedia
- @MisogynyWatch
- @DaughtersOfEve
- @riotgrrill
- @irishfemnetwork
- @feministhulk
- @RefugeCharity
- @AmandaMarcotte
- @bristolfeminist
- @TransMediaWatch
- @HollabackWY
Brilliant Twitter Feminists
- @sonniesedge
- @sandyd68
- @enterblisstonia
- @anotherleila
- @dolbsterthepoet
- @incurablehippie
- @ParisLees
- @flergh
- @cathredfern
- @EllieCumbo
- @BigMouthedWoman
- @scattermoon
- @natachakennedy
- @rozkaveney
- @voqo
- @Feminist_Inti
- @Prusey
- @Bolli_Bolshevik
- @squeakinglyjen
- @msgracefh
- @dustsister
- @MissEllieMae
- @annifrangipani
- @NimkoAli
- @interama
- @Trishie_D
- @ami_angelwings
- @J__Williamson
- @QOFE
- @mortari
- @flossieraptor
- @Hilary_W
- @fionalaird
- @SaiPang
- @MaryTracy
- @RayFilar
- @redlightvoices
- @JulietJacques
- @ayiasophia
- @ksej
- @lucypaw
- @beatonna
YAY FEMINISM.
Also, this International Women's Day should be a time to celebrate fuckawesome music made by women. So here's some posts I wrote about brilliant female bands, which you should go look up right now.
Now, it's present time! Here I give to you, my wonderful feminist friends and inspirations, the Official Forty Shades of Grey Feminist Website Commenter Bingo Card!
Also, this International Women's Day should be a time to celebrate fuckawesome music made by women. So here's some posts I wrote about brilliant female bands, which you should go look up right now.
Now, it's present time! Here I give to you, my wonderful feminist friends and inspirations, the Official Forty Shades of Grey Feminist Website Commenter Bingo Card!
Use it wisely, and keep smashing at that patriarchy. You're all fantastic :)
thank you! and you should be on your own list and every other amazing tweeter blogger list too xx
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see Pandagon added to the blogroll. Amanda Marcotte is my favourite feminist writer at the moment, for all that I know controversy has been attached to her name in the past.
ReplyDelete@Marina - I've got her Twitter account in the second set of links. This is for a couple of reasons - she writes at several different sites (Alternet, Daily Kos, Pandagon etc) and also tweets lots of great links and, because, like you mention, she's been a controversial figure in the past. It seemed like the best option to use.
ReplyDeleteOooo I love this! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou could probably make three or four different bingo boards for this.
ReplyDeleteI just got told to chill out and go do some cleaning.
Gonna take a break from work to do some serious following right now.
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