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[shan_a_rama]

Oh, and I tried to join the feminist community here on el jay? Fucking declined. What the shit is up with that

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[shan_a_rama]

I read their FAQ and they don't approve anyone who has a "friends only" journal (which I do because a psycho ex-boyfriend was fucking stalking me and I don't think that I need to make my correspondence with friends public) or who doesn't write about feminist topics in their personal journal and who don't belong to other feminist livejournal communities. I call bullshit.

I am not interested in elite feminism. Feminism is not an exclusive club that only those who blog exclusively about can or should belong to.

[shan_a_rama]

It's not that I can't monitor the community. I can. It's just, wow, what a low blow! Like I told oceandessa below I understand why the moderators want to create a safe haven. I get that. I respect that. That is why I wanted to be a part of it. Rather than have a canned reply along the lines of "so person, why do you want to be a part of our community?" for me to respond to they just wrote me off. Now I don't even want to be a part of their community. Which is a shame since they feel that dialogue is so important. I guess it's only important to have dialogue with those that some anonymous moderator deems important. It has certainly turned me off of that community. That's a shame.

[shan_a_rama]

Which was what I was going to write about. I understand wanting to keep a community like that a safe haven, but come on! I'm not going to petition anyone to be able to read and comment in an internet community. I shouldn't have to prove my feminism to ANYBODY! Especially other feminists.

[blackie_deuce]

I am not interested in elite feminism. Feminism is not an exclusive club that only those who blog exclusively about can or should belong to.

right on, sister. that's the trouble with the whole thing...people get holier than thou way too much and way too often to actually get anything done!

[rawbery79]

I joined ages ago and forgot I had joined, so I'm in. Would you like me to vouch for you, even though I don't comment much?

[shan_a_rama]

Nope. I'm not interested in them.

[rawbery79]

It's kind of a giant flaming trainwreck to watch anyway. Mildly amusing. You should have a real_feminist community or something.

[sarah_raz]

Oh dear lord, just reading the rules for that community gave me hives. Ugh. And I was a women's studies major!

[shan_a_rama]

I know. I should have looked at that first. I just saw that they had a ton of resources and links listed and thought "hey, cool place!".

After, I looked at the rules & was like "whaaaa?".