Comments on: Bloggers, Women Bloggers or Women Who Blog

By: Uma Geller

Uma Geller — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:52:57 +0000

Great post, and even better final comments.
best regards,
UG

By: britgirl

britgirl — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 02:06:02 +0000

Thanks for clarifying. Objectionable is a strong word and nowhere in my post did I say I found anything, even the differentiation of bloggers by gender objectionable. I did say I felt uneasy about it and not that I disliked it, (which is your interpretation), and that is because of the stereotyping that I feel tends to happen. My preference is that I would rather a blogger should just be known as a blogger. But that was why my article was a series of questions, chief of which was “does it enhance or hinder women” to be called women bloggers, rather than simply “bloggers”.

You could add so much more to the conversation in terms of insights if, instead of simply stating that “there is a need for Blogher” and “it serves good purpose” (both rather vague statements which leave plenty of room for assumptions) you actually expanded on what that need is and what that purpose is as you understand it. I hope you will consider doing so, because that way we all learn. And I might just get answers to some of the questions I asked.

By: nelle

nelle — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:24:24 +0000

Objectionable in the sense you dislike the idea of differentiating by gender. I apologise for implying something stronger. The fact is, there is a need for blogher, it serves good purpose. Perhaps one day that need shall not exist, but until then…

By: britgirl

britgirl — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:07:12 +0000

@nelle – Did you bother to read the post at all? If you did, did you really understand it? If you did either I don’t think that you would be asking me that question. Exactly where did I say that I find a site devoted to women objectionable?

By: nelle

nelle — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:53:42 +0000

Given I followed the trail here from blogher, I’m curious why you are a member if you find a site devoted to women bloggers to be objectionable?

By: britgirl

britgirl — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:39:54 +0000

Thanks for commenting – yes I think Blogher is about giving women access to resources and networking.. my question then becomes, would they not have this access without Blogher?

By: range

range — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 01:48:14 +0000

Hm, when I think of a blogger, it’s a person writing something and publishing it. Gender doens’t really matter, even in the comments. But then, I just might be a male chauvinistic pig without knowing it!

Just joking. This is somewhat the same dilemma that affirmative action was faced with. You can not deny that in the beginning, there might have been more male bloggers than female bloggers. However nowadays, I think that the statistics are more representative of the population.

BlogHer is more about giving women access to resources and networking, isn’t it?

Cheers