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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Hi.
Sorry, I'm fairly bad at introductory posts when I first kick start a new blog. It's been an issue with me since high school. I guess I'll start off with some information about me, and then about this blog.
I'm currently in university in the third year of my undergraduate program, majoring in political science with a minor in sociology. I advocate feminism and it really bugs me that not only is the world indiscriminately unfair, but also that we all have a hand in letting those who benefit from that arbitrary imbalance get away with it by ignoring or trivializing that unfairness. Even if it's just through spreading consciousness about issues - which may not always be feminist, but could address human rights in general as well - I just know that people can and will start caring, and doing something about it as well. And no, I am not doing this for marks; it's out of my own interest that I started this blog. I wish I could get academic credit for doing this, though. Oh, and as an addendum for those who are curious, I am female, although it shouldn't matter because:
There's not really much to say, except that I can't wait to start posting! With this blog, I really hope that I can bring issues that I think are important to the forefront, and dispel any popular myths about feminists, women, people, or cultures in general. Sometimes I feel that it's hard for us to read feminist academic work for various reasons - we might not be able to relate, or the writing is so strongly voiced that it seemingly borders on hatred for some, or the terminology really isolates us from the author. I hope that through this blog I can make it easier for people to relate to certain events or issues by explaining complicated terms (that once too probably had my head spinning the moment I looked at them), relating topics to experiences that we all have probably been through, and just in general, making it easier for people to see the side of feminism that isn't as radical as they might have thought, without watering down the power of the original arguments (I do not mean to discredit my radical feminist colleagues here - their branch of feminist theory has its own, different validity as well).
Anyway, that's the general purpose I have in mind and again, I really look forward to finally getting this blog started - after all, the idea has been bouncing around in my head for a good half a year now. Constructive, non-hateful comments are appreciated, and suggestions for any topics you want me to blog about are highly encouraged.
Thanks for reading!
YFNF (Your Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist)
