Dollymix's Top 10 Websites for Women

On one hand teh level of misogyny on youtube terrifies me. On the other hand it's coming from men that clearly don't go out, have hobbies, get dates or ahve many friends. So essentially, only losers are misogynists and i'm quite ahppy for them to stay on youtube instead of having them comment on my tits.

You should also give Etsy (new window) a chance, I think you would appreciate it as well. From their website: "Etsy is an online marketplace where you can buy and sell anything that is handmade."

Also on Fark the women can be as perverted as the men, btw. :-p

Where's the site about how to cook me a turkey while bearing my child?

Is it lonely up there on your pedestal?

Fark is downright hostile towards women?

How about not talking out your ass. Everyone is critical of everything on Fark.

Much like the rest of the internet.

Way to see discrimination where it doesn't exist... you are doing your part to destroy all the hard work the women's right movement achieved 20 years ago...

"On one hand teh level of misogyny on youtube terrifies me. On the other hand it's coming from men that clearly don't go out, have hobbies, get dates or ahve many friends. So essentially, only losers are misogynists and i'm quite ahppy for them to stay on youtube instead of having them comment on my tits."

Reading this emotion-laden irrational self-centered drivel is it any surprise a growing number of males shun females as much as possible and refuse to allow the cretinous creatures to enter out lives?

Your list seems full of Good Housekeeping type sites. Whatabout Iblamethepatriarchy.com or one of the hollaback sites, (hollabacknyc.com) or even just real news?

Sounds like you're a boring cunt. ^_^

I would take FARK any day over any crafting sites, celebrity blogs or fashion fan fare (and yes, I am a girl on the internet-THEY DO EXIST!). You make Fark sound like its front page is a big "no girls allowed" sign. Did you even bother to check out Fark, or did you just assume since Foobies exists it must mean all of Fark is meant for male chauvinists?

Allow me to present my list of the best websites for women:

Lesbo101.com

trailerparkwhores.com

literotica.com

Anything with women doing clowns. Saldy, I don't have any links, but please, if anyone knows to such a link, let me know, I've been searching.

waterbondage.com

I like to think of fark as more pro-man.

Die in a fire!

/Oh, don't be upset. You're so pretty.

Oh my gosh... God forbid women have interests other than traditionally "female" interests such as crafting, fashion and brain-dead celebrities? This list is a joke, and women everywhere are dumber for having read it.

Eh. I think at least half the degrading comments made on sites like Fark and Digg (I've spent a lot more time on Fark) are made by women. It's a sarcastic website for sarcastic people. Sure, there are some troglodytes that actually believe women should be chained to the stove, but those comments are either quickly flattened (if the poster was serious) or ignored (if it was a lame attempt at trolling).

I'm about as progressive as a woman can be, but I know how to crack (and appreciate) a sexist joke. It's important to not get our panties wadded over every little thing. If we can't laugh at ourselves (and our detractors), we can't laugh at anything.

Men are talking, your whore mouth, shut it.

You shut your whore mouth, men are talking.

I find your list positively insulting. If those are the "best" websites for women, women are in pathetic shape.

Give me National Geographic, Scientific American, or even the irreverence of Fark over ANY of the sites you picked, thank you very much.

The intellect of the average Farker is about twice that of the average user of any of those sites you listed. Your list is insulting and is not at all pro-woman. It promotes stereotypical interests that women "should" have. I'm proud to be an avid reader of Fark and so glad you are not. The less stupidity I have to be subjected to, the better.

Oh, and shut your whore mouth when men are talking!

Eh, as a Fark reader, and a woman I'll take Fark over most of the sites listed here any day. My top ten list would actually include
fark.com
msnbc.com
cnn.org
worldofwarcraft.com
deviantart.com
padi.com (though there isn't much there)
xkcd.com
howstuffworks.com

ok...thats only 8 and I'm a total geek..but still.
Oh and thanks for the link to crafster.com...its interesting.

Katie,

You don't get out much, do you?

I have a magical vagina that shoots out peace rays to influence the world, and yet, still, teh menz oppress me.

Is there a site where I can learn how to fine tune my magical vaginal peace rays?

Also, I have filed for a patent, because "my shit don't stink." Don't you wish your shit didn't stink?

You LOSE! Good DAY, sir!

/or Ma'am

Oh, my! You took on fark. You are a brave gal. ;)

Katie,
I bet you have a degree in some made-up subject like 'communications' or 'women's' studies'... To be quite blunt you haven't a clue what you, or any other woman for that matter, 'wants'. How do I know this? Simple; people who do know what they want don't obsess over it. Here's a free tip Katie, grow up; real-life isn't an extension of your college days where the jackass with the best sounding vocabulary is king...results matter in the real-world Katie, not semantics.

What I like about craftster are the swell candy dishes I can make using the sand from my vagina.

Fashion, celebrity gossip and knitting? Golly, I feel empowered already.

I would have to guess that this is a single woman, and an ugly one at that. If she were pretty, and involved, she would be far to busy pleasing her man. Instead, she spews this silliness on the internet. I tell you ever since women got the vote, things have gone to shit.

I'm a nerd, a news junkie and have been a Fark reader for close to 5 years. Get a brain moran! Get out of your comfort zone, and start thinking for yourself cause most of us have started doing so a long time ago. And yes, I know it's spelled Moron and no I will not explain why I wrote Moran instead of Moron. I bet people in your office wish they could set the laser printer to stun when you're around.

I am a female reader of fark.com, and i feel that you need to chill. The site is critical of everyone, and not just women. I think you are taking it a little bit personally, when they just hate everyone :)

As a Farker (and occasional TF) since 2002, a mommy since 2004 and a female since I was born, I can firmly say is NOT a misogynist type of site (oooo...she said firm!).

Frankly, the site goes out of the way to make things equal. Yes, Foobies has a section all to itself, but there is a Weener link icon. Problem is, most nekkid male websites tend to be gay *sigh* so it's not used too often.

Wash my dinner, woman.

Fark in not woman kind unfriendly heck my girlfriend and some of her friends like to lurk there
/You can claim fark to be a Atheist, Anti-Global warming, Racist, Anti-Semite,buch of old guys whom want sex with their teacher

Nice Troll. I don't ever want to hear your whore mouth mention Fark again.

You should see all the attention chicks with nice profile pictures get! If you signed up, I'm sure people would be nice to you. They might even sponsor you for TotalFark, provided you're not a fatty, or sharp-kneed, or or dressed up like Rainbow Brite.

You've got it all wrong! Farkers love chicks! Especially when they're naked. Naked and oily. Mmmm...naked and oily and on all fours. Oh, yeah, that's it...

...and now I need some Kleenex.

You've got it all wrong! Farkers love chicks! Especially when they're naked. Naked and oily. Mmmm...naked and oily and on all fours. Oh, yeah, that's it...

...and now I need some Kleenex.

Wow. Seeing Fark called out as being "positively hostile" to women just made me laugh a lot. I'm a Total Farkette, and where you get the occasional troll that's actually trying to be an idiot, most of the time people are joking.

Honestly, I find this article to be extremely anti-feminist. It feels as if you are purposefully pidgeon-holing women into their "acceptable" social roles: only going on sites that deal with clothing and crafting, among other 1950s housewife-esque things.

That's a big wtf, and I'm incredibly insulted by it. People on Fark are only kidding when they make references like that, but you're actually (horrifyingly) serious. So who's the one that's unfriendly to women?

I'd rather take the brash humor of Fark than tool around on baking and clothes sites any day, thanks. Next time, how about doing your own, actual research instead of taking what other, equally ignorant people say for granted.

HEY!!! I'm a farker and I am VERY friendly to the ladies. The restraining orders do not deter me from being friendly. to the ladies. Nuh uh!

This isn't a hangout site, but the blog attached to it is something women really like, and there's a Blogspot mirror site where comments can be left. It's the website for Laura Ainsworth, a singer/radio comedy writer who does a live show mocking ageism, beauty obsession and plastic surgery. She's been blogging humorously on the news about such topics for years: http://www.lauraainsworth.com/news/news1.htm.

Fark isn't hostile to women--just stupidity in general.

Do you wake up hating men? Do you dress like a man? Does your music collection consist of whiny female wanna-be rockers? Do you believe the world is out to keep you down?

If so, ask your doctor if LESBOTOL is right for you.

Possible side effects may cause feelings of bliss and a sense of togetherness. Some studies have found that overall life expectancy actually increases due to the 'happiness' factor.

Holy Mother of God, I thought the knitting, gossip, and fashion crap got left behind back in the 70's. Hello, Dolly, it's 2008. Women win Indy-car races, run for President, and ... wait for it ... are part of Fark. Yeah, it's hostile to women. Also to men. And to everyone else. (you should have seen the time some poor schmuck got his nuts caught in a slatted chair) It's a bare-knuckle fight of opinions, and I'll admit, it's not for everybody. It's not nurturing and supportive and safe. We LIKE it that way. On Fark, nobody gives a flying whistle who you are, only whether you have something worth saying, whether you can defend your opinions, and whether you can be funny, preferably in a sarcastic way, while doing so. It's a wild bronco ride, not My Little Pony's Tea Party.

And we Farkettes wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm a chick...I love Fark.com...Your sponsors are...nice...

Wow, calm down Farksters. I didn't say I didn't like Fark - it's where I first learned to love the internet. However, as many of the comments show on this, being a female with an opinion doesn't seem to go down too well with a lot of bookmarking sites.

I didn't put in regular news sites - it goes without saying that any human can read news sites. This was about finding places where women can speak up without being told to "shut your whore mouth".

I also didn't put in personal sites, which is why some of the really great feminism blogs weren't in - though I also felt that it would be good to focus on less obvious communities and bookmarking services, which are more about women being able to gather without being told to "die in a fire" than about pointing out inequalities.

And finally, women are allowed to enjoy pastimes associated with traditional female roles without betraying the sisterhood. I fail to see why being into crafting makes you somehow less interesting or intelligent than someone interested in the latest Firefox add ons. Like I said, I picked places that women can visit and speak without people making judgements on whether she's pretty or not.

Oh and @Liz, I'm a member of the Ravelry community .

What the hell April I'm talking about men that think female domestic violence victims deserve it and that male ones are poor little victims. I'm talking about specific cases and frankly your response smacks of "it's women like you that stop the rest of us gettign husbands." I very rarely get shunned by men - mainly cos i treat them as equals rather than Gods.

I love how when a woman has an opinion that disagrees with yours, you make it all about sex. And the top ten sites for women was probably picked on the basis of what was interesting to the poster. I love crafting. I also think that just because a hobby is historically female that doesn't make it bad! Although I did when I was younger. I grew out of it. There are plenty of ways to be creative and the whole point of sites like Craftster is to be inclusive and give everyone access, not just people with fine arts degrees, and as a matter of fact, plenty of the posters are male.

And do you not think deriding a practice for being something women 'traditionally' do is more sexist than simply letting people do whatever they are interested in?

I find this list unwelcoming - if not hostile - toward my gender.

I'm amazed by how rude people are.

I'm a long time Farker and I'm appawled to learn that Fark is unwelcoming and considered hostile towards women. I understand this article writer isn't a part of Fark because the article takes a 'us vs. them' view of gender whereas Fark has a 'we' view which is shared by women and men.

In a single gender site you would expect such things as anti-gender discussion (this article) and information being tailored for the one group the site sells to. But for large open site like Fark you don't expect it and thus its not an issue. Fark has just never had issues with genders being treated in unwelcoming or hostile manners.

Sign up and join the community and you'll see that there is no need for a 'we' vs. 'them' view of gender. You may be surprised to see people of both genders expressing themselves.

Penis.

Geez, haven't you broads stopped gabbing about this, yet? Cripes, just like a chick. Blah, blah, blah, all night and all day. No wonder your men are all out drinking and carousing with strippers - they know when to shut their gobs and make with the jiggly titties.

Great, just what you need, another defense of Fark... but honestly, what's wrong with Fark? They practically worship us over there... have you ever heard of a "boobies" link?

Okay, so maybe that's not what you're thinking about as female-friendly, but seriously, THIS IS THE INTERNET. All interaction comes with a dose of snark. Once you start to roll with it, you might learn to like the undertones of anonymous mass communication... there's a thrill in it that appeals to both sexes.

I've never felt offended as a woman on Fark. Maybe as a speaker of the English language (is EVERYONE drunk when they post flames?), but never as a woman. In fact, I always feel better educated about the real world for having read it, even when the top articles are about people being stupid in Florida. There is so much more to life than crafting, clothes, and celebrities, maybe you should get out of your top ten for a change of pace.

Hmm. A single line about Fark, in the negative, on a blog loaded with WAY too many ads. Then a greenlight on Fark's front page.

Don't think we didn't see what you did there... you're digging for hits. That's pretty damn low.

I = girl who loves Fark, and who isn't coming back to THIS pathetic site again.

Hey, Tits McGee! I was told this was a women's site. SO WHERE'S THE PIX OF NAKED WOMEN?

I've read Fark for a long time, and I am a member (though I prefer lurking). I wish I hadn't mentioned it now, especially as all it's done is prove me right, which is going to make visiting Fark less fun than it used to be.

I think I'm going to stop replying to comments now. This is just depressing.

Fuck this don't-dis-my-gang lynch mob bullshit.

Jesus, if these commenters are the funniest and wittiest people Fark has, I'm not going to waste my time there.

Are you so insecure that the passing mention of some shitty site that you like causes you to come here en masse and flame so obscenely? Pathetic.

This is a good, and perfectly legitimate article. Now fuck off and waste your miserable lives persecuting somebody else for no good reason.

The best place for any woman is in the kitchen cooking her Husband's supper. The rest are all feminazis trying to act like Men if you ask me. In my church the ladies aren't even allowed to talk without their Husband's permission, just as the Bible commands! Glory!!

http://www.landoverbaptist.net/index.php

I think this article is good and bad... Fark is obviously not misogynistic,it's about taking the piss out of everything!

As for the websites, I think the heavy references to crafts etc say a lot about the writer...

But there is definitely a need for more genuinely interesting women's sites that aren't just the usual celebrity/fashion bullshit. I stumbled across this the other day - apparently it hasn't launched yet, but I think when it does it could be good:

www.whispermag.co.uk

Nice tits, Helen.

lol see what i mean :P nah i hate that i get that in the street when i'm wearing a fucking coat! I don't go round muttering "nice package" at random men. Its embarrassing.

I'm a political animal, all be it female. So I'd love to see a few more sites added to round out your list: Femisting, Wonkette and The Consumerist.

And as for true confessions, I was routed here from Fark, one of the sites I check daily.

Keep up the the good work!

I like to think that we treat our chicks pretty well at Fark.com ;)

Hi Katie,

I want to thank you for the way you presented your opinion. Rather than attacking men for being what we are, you just said essentially, "I'm uncomfortable on these sites. If you are too, here are some alternatives." Not a thing wrong with that.

Men's humor is often about shock and violence. It's directed at everyone, not specifically women. Where women (in my experience) find the strength to survive horrors in supportive nurturing between close friends, men survive by teaching one other to laugh at failure, pain and death.

In addition, sites like Fark, Digg and YouTube attract the tiny percentage of men who are truly afraid of women, and so hate them. Those unfortunates simply can't see a vagina as anything other than a trap, just as there are women who can't see a penis as anything but a tool for rape. They want their comments to hurt, and they all post under multiple names in an attempt to make their crazy position seem more mainstream. When one of these guys makes a good joke, we might laugh along. We're conditioned (or evolved?) to laugh at horrible things. But while we laugh, we're thinking of them with a mix of pity and contempt.

I'm a girl with a sense of humor. I visit Fark every day to have a giggle. I do not visit any of the tedious websites you have listed. YAWN. Enough with the crafts, hairstyles, fashions, diets, wanna-be celebrity garbage -- Girls need to stop spending time and money on useless trends and do something like inform yourself about the world and maybe learn to laugh at yourself.

Farkers have such an inferiortity complex that they feel the need to spam this website with hateful comments. Stop being such a bunch of twats. Go back to posting brilliant political insights in your Fark comments section, like Bush pictures with hitler mustaches.

^
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|_ _ _ Godwinned. Thread over.

Any of you ladies defending this.... are you over 40? If not, you should probably STFU before you ruin the good work your predecessors actually achieved.

... this bullshit of seeing discrimination where it doesn't exist is very dissapointing. My great grandmother helped get you the right to vote, my mother helped get you respected in the workplace.....

And... my contemporaries *drum roll* ... pick on Fark! ..not realizing that everyone on Fark makes fun of everyone else. It's equal opportunity insults there... NOT a bunch of woman haters.

Apparently, we women are fragile flowers who need to be protected from anything that might be offensive or upsetting, and for whom free speech is more of a curse than a blessing. I find that supposition much more misogynistic than anything I've ever seen on Fark, where it's largely tongue-in-cheek.

The sites you list are horrible. Are we meant to be a collection of stereotypes now too? Why do we need a gadget blog for women? Last time I checked, I didn't need a vagina to operate my computer.

/Do you know who else liked painting?

F*cking get over yourself, the top women's sites and your second and third are both Shiny Media blogs?

Have you SEEN your sites lately, you can barely find the content for the ads, and who wants to read 10 words of a post then have to find their way through all the ads just to read the rest of the post?

Doesn't take much common sense to realise that if you put a few less ads on your sites readers would stay on your sites longer you'd gain more revenue.

And ShinyShiny? what is the difference between that and a boys gadget site? All your posts look like press releases, you dont explain what the gadgets or features do, you just tell us this blah blah phone has a 10 megafuxel watsit... hardly female friendly. I would even read tech digest over shiny shiny.

To all the people - especially the women - who are over here to defend Fark:

Doesn't your defence fall pretty flat on its face when this *entire* thread has turned into a woman-bashing and incredibly misogynistic affair?

Women - defend it all you like, but at the end of the day it won't make the men at Fark like you more. You won't get into the boys club by hating other women. Also, women who like crafts are not an affront to you or your vagina. NO ONE CARES what you are into. The whole point is being able to be into it without being told to "shut your whore mouth"

What gives with all the fratboy abuse? How ironical. Go figure.

While I have never been to the site you mentioned at the beginning I do like your list.
And no matter what anyone else says it's your list so who cares what everyone else thinks?
I personally love the fact that women can cook, clean, be Stay at home moms, do crafts and still have a brain! That's our right as women just as it's our right to want to work for a living.
Or perhaps mix the two extremes if they want! For example, I work full time, And I love my sewing machine, I love cooking, But I hate cleaning and would love to be a SAHM. It's nice to be free to choose to go which ever way we want. :)
And anyone who thinks just becasue a women loves to do housework, or craft belongs in the 50's, and is brainless, really needs to be more open minded and get to know some of us. Come to craftster and see the really awesome nerdy- odd the wall stuff we make. Sure there are granny crafts there but there are also things that will blow your mind!
More power to you!

Everyone knows a couple of those men who are perfectly normal in real life, but just love to go online where no-one knows who they are - then they can use words like "whore" and "bitch" and not be afraid. Face it, moron, you wouldn't say it to your girlfriend's face, would you? If you would, you're probably single. XD

THe only one on that list I like and would consider going to is Shiny Shiny.

The rest- well knitting, clothes and celebs. hmmm.

My list is more like
xkcd.com (this comic just rules)
facebook (all my real life mates are here)
livejournal (my online mates are here)
RPing sites (harry potter based forums)
Lush (or its better spin off Little Lost Lushies)
Make Up Alley (less so- the americans wind me up too much)
Bimbo (guilty pleasures!)
fark (but no more UWIE please guys!)
lifehacker
scores of makeup blogs on my RSS
wiki

well done "just sayin"

Jesu crafts are not just knitting. All crafts are intricate, interesting pursuits that require skills and abilities not everyone has. There is some knitting on craftster true. There is also resin jewellry, quilt making, avante garde dresses made from plastic bags, corsets, crafted home furnishings etc. Have a look before you dismiss it :D

Hi Katie! I wanted to just chime in and say 2 things:

1. To everyone who disagreed with this list, remember that this is Katie's own opinion based on her own preferences and input from readers and other people at Shiny. If your top 10 list happens to be different, so be it! I think Katie did a great job articulating her own opinions here!

2. I just want to thank you, Katie, for picking Craftster as #1. Craftster is my site so obviously I'm so psyched about this. :) I think you captured the spirit of Craftster so well in your description and I really appreciate that!

Just because crafting or fashion are traditionally "female" things doesn't mean you have to shun them to be proud of being a female.

This is the problem with so many so-called-feminists... they think that in order to be empowered you need to be anti- everything that is stereotypically considered "female". Being empowered is being proud of who you are, even if that means you like baking pies and your favorite color is pink.

Don't let yourself be forced into whatever women are "supposed to" do, but don't let anyone tell you that you are a disgrace to your gender if you truly enjoy those things either.

As has been previously mentioned, these are sites that the author chose as communities that she enjoys and she feels are particularly friendly to females. This is OBVIOUSLY an opinion piece. The author doesn't try to present it as fact. If you don't like it, go elsewhere. It is intended to educate people about her ten favorite sites. Period. She mentioned her OPINION about other sites. Just because she doesn't like your favorite site doesn't mean she is stupid or uneducated or ugly or any other insult you want to throw at her. This may all be true, but her stating her opinion neither proves or disproves that. The hostility directed at her for expressing her opinion is probably the same type of behavior that made her turn away from other sites in the past. You say that comments made on Fark and other sites are made in good humor, but can you say the same about your comments here? How is one to know?

I'm as cynical and sarcastic as the next person (and if you don't believe me, too bad), but being downright MEAN to someone for expressing their OPINION is neither.

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