Girls' Feminist Blogging in a Postfeminist Age by Jessalynn Keller
Author:Jessalynn Keller [Keller, Jessalynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Media Studies, Computers, Internet, Blogging, Feminism & Feminist Theory
ISBN: 9781317627760
Google: T_-oCgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-10-05T02:49:17+00:00
Figure 3.5 Reblogs on Madisonâs Tumblr, author screen shot. Used with permission of blog owner.
Whereas a perfect world would be without sexism on the Internet, online harassment may work to foster stronger feminist communities. For example, in a January 20, 2012 posting on the FBomb called âCountering Hatred on the Internet,â Gina S. recommends connecting with feminist communities online as a way to deal with what she calls âInternet haters.â She suggests: âSurround yourself with likeminded individuals! Using feminist-friendly sites and participating in discussions with fellow feminists is a great way to ensure you feel part of a community who hold similar beliefs and values as you do yourself. Not only is this a way to meet new people, itâs reassuring to use these sites.â Gina S.âs post emphasizes the supportive qualities of feminist online communities and presents the troubling phenomenon of online harassment to FBomb readers as an important issue that can be overcome not by individual feminists, but feminist networked counterpublics.
Despite the importance that friendship plays in girlsâ blogging practices, literature examining girlsâ online practices has largely ignored the ways in which girls are forming friendships online with other girls. Most digital media scholarship addresses pre-existing friendships with peers (see Schofield Clark 2005; Baker 2011; and boyd 2008, 2014) or suggests the impossibility of authentic friendships formed online. To wit: In her recent book Alone Together, Sherrie Turkle (2011, 153) argues, âVirtual places offer connection with uncertain claims to commitment. We donât count on cyberfriends to come by if we are ill, to celebrate our childrenâs successes, or to help mourn the death of our parents. People know this, and yet the emotional charge on cyberspace is high.â Turkleâs assessment may be true in some instances, but her claims do not match the experiences of friendship that I describe in this chapter.
For example, when Reneeâs father passed away unexpectedly in 2011, she posted about her experiences several times online and tells me in an interview that these posts remain most important to her. Renee says, âI was just kind of talking about what goes on after you lose somebody ⦠I just told it how it is, how exactly I was feeling. That was my first major loss and for someone who was going through the same thing to read that, Iâd hope they could get some solace from that.â In a touching tribute to her father posted on the day of his funeral, Renee received several messages of support from readers, including invites to get in touch if she wanted to talk. These notes may not be substitute for a hug and a batch of homemade muffins, however, they reveal affective attachments that are not adequately represented by Turkleâs characterization of âcyberfriends.â
Girls do not understand the friendships they form through blogging as âInternet friendsâ that are different from their âreal friends.â This lack of distinction can be seen through Madisonâs discussion of her friend Sarah, whom she met online. Madison explains, âShe was one of the first people to follow me and she was a teenager too, so we bonded over that.
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