Becoming a feminist blogger is probably the best decision I ever made for myself. (Word up to all the other female, feministy bloggers out there.) Hoooowever. What I don't love so much about blogging are the nasty comments. I've ranted about this quite a lot over at Shiny Shiny, and what I find amazing is the amount of hatred thrown at feminists. I know a lot of women, whether you're writing about fashion or gadgets, get insulted quite frequently, but the ideas that some Trolls have about feminism and what women should be doing with their lives is amazing.
My favorite comment this week would have to be from The Broadsheet's post on "Hillary's Chest War" from someone who calls them self the "Healthyskeptic":
"Since the BS fluffers seem totally incapable of writing about feminist issues, I'll take a shot. Any woman who wants to be "empowered" should start by stopping with the obsessing over breasts. Do not whine about the misogyny, breasts, fashion, or such. Do not obsess and whine about those things a person actually "empowered" would put themselves above."
"Some more useful routes to empowerment:
* Study hard and earn a degree in a hard science or other important field.
* Exercise and have a lean/muscular body where your beauty is measured in fitness, not fashion trends.
* Take a martial art or something similar to strengthen your sense of self esteem, calm assertiveness, and physical capability.
If you do that, you'll be able to out smart, out run, and out fight most people. And even if everybody did so, the mediocre average would be pretty self confident, healthy, and intelligent.
If you're obsessing over your breasts constantly, the glass ceiling is the least of your problems. Chewing gum and walking may be your next developmental step."