Battle list: 10 sites for girls with an active position
Dariya Nifontova
Not a secret,what is now the main source of knowledge about the world. We have selected 10 sites and blogs that should be bookmarked for any girl who wants to keep abreast of current events, and where editorial views have nothing to do with the classic "women's look, blah blah blah."
Feministing
edition consists of: 13 people
Those who want to start fighting for equality, but are afraid of losing their head on this, should start by getting to know Feministing. The editors - 13 beautiful women - spread the freshest jokes from Twitter, organizes signatures and not only retells the plots of Fox News, but also finds truly interesting stories. For example, how a guy spammed a girl with pictures of his member and how it affected his career (well) and his relationship with his mother (bad). Or how Kickstarter had to apologize for a project that raised money for pikaper. In my RSS, this site marked the beginning of subscriptions to feminist channels.
HelloGiggles
edition consists of: 12 people
Disclaimer: if you are sick of Zooey Deschanel, then HelloGiggles is not for you. The creators of the popular portal for girls are young Jewish women who do not pursue peace in the world, but want to live in peace and feel protected. The editors, along with the same Deschanel (she has her own column) promotes healthy anti-sexism, but does everything so that besides Wendy Davis's pamphlets on HG, stories about the “worst Hanukkah in life” and photos of manicure with cupcakes appeared.
Alb in wonderland
edition consists of: 1 person
The pink-haired voice of Canada conducts daily broadcasting: a young girl with a well-established outlook on life writes about the most serious problems of society. Angelina writes not only about how the comic book industry infringes the rights of women, but also puts out photos of her boyfriend (a couple of nine years together!) And stories about participating in SlutWalk. In addition to the blog on Tumblr, the girl maintains an equally popular YouTube channel, where she uploads her makeup tutorials and her "carts" about self-acceptance.
Jezebel
edition consists of: 19 people
Jezebel covers all the interests of the modern girl: mass rallies in North Carolina, the birth of a child, Kanye and Kim, the struggle against the regime and the kronat. The resource is often criticized for the style of the texts, which does not prevent it from gaining huge popularity and shaping the opinions of girls all over the world. You can become an author of Jezebel without much effort, but only the most persistent can read a resource: it is updated day and night, so that an abundance of reading material can finish off your Pocket.
Feministe
edition consists of: 12 people
Feministe can be called the most serious blog from the list: the main focus of the resource is always on politics, considering it to be the main barometer of the situation in the country. Almost all blog authors write third-party blogs, teach and write for major American publications. For example, Jill Filipovic and Kara Kulwicki conquered The Guardian, and Jennifer Reed teaches Women's Studies at the University of California. The most mysterious author of Feministe remains Piney - the perfect transsexual man, who follows the order in the comments and uploads photos of his cat.
RookieMag
edition: over 60 people
Do you remember the gray-haired girl whom Karl Lagerfeld praised and could not stop shooting all the street-style photographers of the world? Tavi Gevinson did away with fashion, but not publicity. In 2011, Tavi and Jane Pratt, the former chief editor of Sassy magazine, launched the RookieMag site, designed for very young girls. Despite the fact that among the most popular questions that are sent to the editor, - "how to learn to kiss?" and "what is the prom?", the site is very popular with the older generation. RookieMag glorified the "Ask a Grown Man" rubric, in which the aforementioned questions were answered by John Hamm, Tom York and other cool men. Over the two years of its existence, the state has grown 30 times, and in addition to ridiculous texts, psychological research and full-fledged fashion-shooting appeared on the resource.
The f-word
edition consists of: 18 people
A neat and even slightly pedantic blog is not for fun: most authors have a master's degree and write about gender roles, relying not only on their own feelings, but also on hundreds of studies. The editors do not limit themselves to the choice of topics, but because the blog is really interesting to read: scientific texts about psychology are interspersed with personal stories about how girls were aware of their homosexuality. All authors live in the UK, and therefore funny and unusual British revolutions periodically appear in the texts - connoisseurs will be happy.
Feminist Music Geek
edition consists of: 1 person
A wonderful music blog is run by the American Alix Wiez, who, after graduating from the magistracy, chose to focus on highlighting the role of women and girls in the music industry. The blog’s name fully justifies itself: there is a geek component in the fact that there are fewer posts on the blog that seem to be completely gone, and the author’s excellent theoretical background allows drawing parallels between Kanye West’s new album and Pussy Riot’s performance.
Molly soda
edition consists of: 1 person
The world of Tumblr seems to many to be a slightly psychedelic universe, where the seals and porn go hand in hand with the struggle for equality and fan fiction on Doctor Who. Blog Molly Soda combines not all these qualities (sorry, fans of “Doctor Who”), but the glitch pictures, self-shots of the author and the animated heroes of the 90s live together quite peacefully. Due to the technical characteristics of the platform, communication with readers in Tumblr almost never looks like a dialogue, so the most frequent form of discussion between Molly and readers is the answers to anonymous questions. Usually the same as any other feminist blog: how to stop being afraid to be yourself, how to explain your position to friends and where you can buy the same T-shirt with Barbie's severed head.
Marie calloway
edition consists of: 1 person
Mary Calloway is well known outside of her blog: Esquire wrote about the author in June, calling her an enfant terrible of the Internet, and her column on the popular Thought Catalog resource rarely takes less than a couple of thousand readings. Twenty-year-old author became known after the release of his book "What purpose I did in serve life", which describes all of the personal experiences of Calloway, and especially her sexual experiences. Mary's blog is similar to her public work, but it is even more outspoken — the author is credited with Asperger's Syndrome, which allows her to feel impartial and upload her semi-nude photos along with deeply personal texts.