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Feministing.com is a feminist blog founded in 2004 by Jessica Valenti.

Purpose and audience

Valenti began Feministing in 2004 while working at the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, where she felt that young feminists were being excluded from feminist discourse.[1] She describes Feministing's purpose as "a way to get through the mommy filter" and make feminism more accessible to young women through giving an Internet presence for young feminists.[2][3] Feministing covers topics ranging from outrage on measures to restrict reproductive rights or pay equity to irreverent or bemused coverage of pop culture and art, such as urinals shaped to look like vaginas.[4][5] The writing on Feministing is not exclusively political, but also concerns feminist perspectives and observations from the staff's daily lives.[6] Sex and sexuality are another frequent topic of discussion; it is sometimes cited as an Internet extension of the third-wave feminist movement.[1][7] It is wildly popular among young feminists.[8][4][3][9] Feministing also has a comments section.[1] Readers post (sometimes heated) comments on posts by the editorial board and post their own writing at their community portal.[8][10]

Staff

Besides founder Valenti, Feministing has six regular staff writers, all under age 30. The site is supported by advertisements but all of the writers have day jobs.[9][3] Their writers include Samhita Mukhopadhyay,[9][11][6], Miriam Zolia Perez,[12] Courtney Martin,[13] and Ann Friedman.[14]

Praise and criticism

Feministing has received a Blogger's Choice nomination for its political and editorial content.[15] It has been criticized as "righteous" and judgmental by the San Francisco Chronicle.[10][9]

In 2006, Feministing was involved in a controversy when founder Jessica Valenti was criticized by "conservative feminist" law professor Ann Althouse for wearing a sweater and posing with others for a picture with former president Bill Clinton. Althouse also criticized Feministing's logo for being too sexualized, and suggested that Valenti and Feministing were not authentically feminist.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kramer Bussel, Rachel (15 May 2006). "Jessica Valenti, Executive Editor and Founder, Feministing.com". interview. Gothamist.com. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  2. ^ Traister, Rebecca (24 April 2007). "Tough titties". interview. Salon.com. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Zerbisias, Antonia (25 June 2008). "What we need is a f-word revolution". article. Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b Dominus, Susan (1 February 2008). "Feminists Find Unity Is Elusive". article. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  5. ^ Rebecca, Traister (March 2008). "Activist Intelligence: Jessica Valenti". article. Elle Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  6. ^ a b Swamy, Shruti (2 February 2009). "Yes, We Can". article. India Currents. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  7. ^ Hirshman, Linda (8 June 2008). "Looking to Future, Feminism Has to Focus". article. Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  8. ^ a b c Funk, Liz (12 October 2006). "Feministing: Feminist? Or Just -Ing?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
  9. ^ a b c d Moskowitz, Gary (11 September 2006). "A Feminist Home on the Web". interview. AlterNet.org. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  10. ^ a b Danielle, Morton (21 May 2006). "Go ahead, call Laura Bush a feminist". column. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  11. ^ Kamath, Deepa (4 December 2006). "Blogging the Cause". article. Nirali Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  12. ^ "Gay Marriage". Here & Now. 10 June 2008. {{cite episode}}: Check |episodelink= value (help); Check |serieslink= value (help); External link in |episodelink= and |serieslink= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
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  14. ^ "Hurricane Gustave Upgraded to Category 3 and Heading Towards the Gulf Coast; Is FEMA Ready This Time Around?; John McCain's Surprise VP Pick, Governor Sarah Palin: Does She Have What It Takes?". CNN Newsroom. 30 August 2008. {{cite episode}}: Check |episodelink= value (help); Check |serieslink= value (help); External link in |episodelink= and |serieslink= (help); Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Congratulations to Feministing.com". Daily Wire. Ms. Magazine. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
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