We are incredibly excited to say that the new and improved Feministing will launch tomorrow. We'll have posts all day tomorrow explaining the new features (and community standards) of the site, with instructions on how you can make the most out of the new Feministing.
In the meantime, you can expect the current Feministing site to shut down sometime this afternoon so we can start migrating all of our info over. Don't worry, we'll back tomorrow morning!
And please don't forget - if you already registered with Feministing, you will need to reset your password in order to login to the new system. We'll remind you again tomorrow, but just something to keep in mind...
Thanks to everyone for their patience and support - we hope you like the new site!
Hey y'all - we're just a day away from our big redesign launch and we're reviving our feminist events calendar.
So if you're planning any feminist events in the coming months, please leave all of the info in comments - I'll upload them to the new site for tomorrow!
NPR ran a segment last week about the shacking of incarcerated women in labor - a shockingly common practice. You can listen to the piece below, and find out more about pregnant women's rights here.
The language is taken from a recent speech Palin gave at the Susan B. Anthony List - an anti-choice organization - where she tried (unsuccessfully) to paint herself as the "true" feminist. This ad is just another cynical move to appropriate feminism and feminist rhetoric; somehow Palin believes by shouting "yay women!" over and over again no one will notice that her policies are as anti-woman as they come.
...In watching Ms. Palin hugging her supporters and handing out flowers, I saw something else. I noticed only one slightly off-white face among the many people she was reaching out to. And Ms. Palin pointedly says that conservative women are "mama grizzlies," more formidable than "pit bulls."
Of the deeply feminine women I know, none of them exclude people of color from her personal embrace.
Hey y'all - we're going to be launching the new site in the middle of next week (yay!) and wanted to give you an important heads up.
If you are already registered at Feministing, when you login to the new site (through our super awesome My Feministing pictured below), your old password will not work.
You will need to reset your password by clicking on the "What's My Password" button. New members can register normally. We'll be reminding you of this throughout the transition, but consider this your first heads up!
Now for your sneak peek...after the jump you can see an example of what a new profile page will look like. In this case, it's my profile, and you can see my My Feministing feed. Fun!
As Amanda tweeted, "I fail to see how being physically capable of non-stop pregnancy is the same thing as being the world's best mother...That's like saying the guy who can eat 50 hot dogs in a minute is the world's greatest gourmand." Why is ultimate motherhood simply about having as many babies as possible? And when oh when is the Christian Right going to stop promoting the notion that women's ultimate purpose is incubating?
I also think it's worth noting that the founder of Ladies Against Feminism, Jennifer Chancey thinks women shouldn't vote or hold office. So apparently being a dope mother is also about teaching your children that women don't deserve or need equal rights.
We hope everyone is having a fabulous holiday weekend - the Feministing staff is taking the day off and will resume posting tomorrow. But in the meantime...we've been working hard on a major site redesign and wanted to give you an update!
Not only is Feministing in desperate need of an aesthetic makeover, but our technology (registration issues, ability to comment, etc) has also been...well, just awful. We know. But the redesign is not just about updating tech and putting a fancier veneer on the site - we also worked hard to think about the future of feminist blogging, community and participation online. We're super pleased with how it turned out and are excited to announce that the new and improved Feministing will be launching mid-month!
Feministing will have a load of new tools, including social networking features and a blog for campus activists. We'll give you more info in the coming days and will answer all of your questions once we launch the new site, but we couldn't help but give you a sneak peek (after the jump)...hope you like it!
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