I appreciate the political discourse I find on BlogHer and really appreciate the amazing writers who research and analyze and participate in said discourse. You'd be hard-pressed to come up with a better female-led forum on the internet, for sure. And yet, because I don't do a very good job of following all of the primary fun (and don't particularly want to), I often open BlogHer and feel, like you, overwhelmed.

And I completely appreciate the Letter to My Body project. So important, and again, no better place on the web for this discussion right now!

But I also love snarky sarcasm and goofy, brainless fun...most of the blogs on my feed (including yours) make me laugh on a regular basis...and I don't see too much of that here. Are people intimidated by the serious content and afraid to post the not-so-serious? I hope not - surely disparate subjects can co-exist on BlogHer?

Kate

Four Funny Kids

I feel the same way, but I try not to let the 'serious' and superb writing abilities of others keep me from posting my 'lighter' posts. Why? Because life is too serious on its own. I blog as an escape, as an outlet for my anxiety. I blog to remind myself of the silliness that is my life, even when it seems as though there is no silliness left.

I am also more likely to read the lighter blogs first, and the deeper ones if I have time, or if I'm very interested in the discussion.

I say let 'er rip. Bring your fun, levity and anything else you got. Some days I just need a laugh or reason to smile.

I'm a worker drone at the Salt Mine. I can't talk about the stuff I want to talk about. Some serious and some silly. All are welcomed here. There are days my dear when you just want to go "Ah."

And if you "are if you make it to San Francisco I promise you will find some rascals to bust out the goofys.

Now onto more serious matters - where is your blog?

Gena - Out On The Stoop

I am shallow too. I shy away from heavy topics and I dislike big words. I read a few of your posts and visited your blog. I think you are smart and funny. I think this post is smart and funny. And it's exactly what I'm looking for online.

Relax. You're doing great.

Vered DeLeeuw
www.momgrind.com

Or do you not read my reality TV recaps? I'm a little hurt now. ;)

You have clearly missed the posts where people get down on BlogHers for spending an inordinate amount of time at the conference taking pictures of each other's shoes. You need never fear that you will be unable to find a welcome home for whatever your personal brand of unseriousness is.

Bring it!

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.org

And believe me, almost every single CE can be just as shallow as any other blogger out there. I had the pleasure of a shallow phone call earlier with errr some really brilliant women and we talked about our shallowness quite a bit and are all looking forward to sharing more of that with you. Seriously. Wait. Can you be serious about shallowness? Oh yea, just thinking of some "exes" I know - you certainly can.

:-)

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

I want to be shallow (in public), too! ; )

I write some serious stuff, here - although please to note I have valiantly attempted to keep the interest in the LOL meme alive, no matter who hates me. Yes we can has cheezburgers, anyone???

And personally, I think I'm a riot. ;) However, "extended family" and "pets" are not always the most riotous of subjects. And I have another totally serious post planned for Sunday. Bah!

And as for BlogHer, I have more fun there than at just about any other event in my year. Do try it. You'll laugh your ass off, I promise.

Laurie
LaurieWrites

We can tell fart jokes together.

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender
Campaign for Unshaved Snatch (CUSS)& Other Rants

You're right, as CEs we can get a little intense but I often see lots of lighter touches in the all posts tab.

I'd encourage you to check out the pop culture tag (SJ is completely irreverent) and I'd add the "humor" category to this post as well.

And I'll add to the chorus of promises that you can get your seriously shallow and silly side on at the BlogHer conference. Take a look around flickr for pictures and you'll get an idea.

Beyond Help

I'm way deep.

So deep I give myself "the bends" sometimes.

I'm also laughing as I write that.

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs deeply deeply deeply at Time's Fool

You might get stressed out trying to sample all of the food served at the receptions, BOF sessions, and parties.

You might have to pack creatively to get all of the conference swag home.

You might find yourself spontaneously singing "All You Need is Love" with over 700 other BlogHers and BlogHims. (San Jose, 2006 - remember?)

You might make so many new friends that you'll have to spend a couple of hours updating your RSS reader and twitter feeds so you can keep up with them all online once the conference is over.

You might have to force yourself to leave.

Go. Have a ball!

Kim
BlogHer Contributing Editor|Professor Kim|

Before I joined BlogHer, I never actively wrote about politics. I usually just posted mini-rants on my own blog now and then. I think of BlogHer as my political high school, where I "learned the ropes" from the senior classwoman. There were many times when I thought, I can't do this, I don't have the smarts. (Heck, I still feel that way sometimes.) I say, join in on the discussions, because we're all here to learn from each other.

(By the way, I'm as shallow as the kiddie pool at Bay Beach. ;) Hehehe.

Great post, missbritt! If you find that seat, save me one next to you...maybe we can throw some spit balls or paper airplanes or something and lighten things up a bit (ok, but I'm not taking my shoes off because then I'll be too short. Plus I like my heels because they're shiny. How's that for shallow?).

I'd actually taken some time out from reading BlogHer because it was making my head hurt. And I consider myself to be pretty darn smart (maybe I'm just not that deep?). I initially got hooked on BlogHer by some very funny posts but the recent dissertations on racism, feminism and abortion, while always insightful and provocative, have been a bit intimidating.

I say bring on the funny! More frivolous posts from missbritt!

Amy@UWM
Up With Moms

Probably won't stay there.

Therefore I'm taking this opportunity, on behalf of Erin and a bunch of other good women to share "Put Stuff on HerBadMother" from BlogHer, July, 2007.

Sorry, Catherine, but I think they were having some fun. ; )

Laurie
LaurieWrites

I post pictures of my cat on my personal blog. And point out book covers with headless women on them on my book blog. Oh and I whine! A lot!

Totally shallow. :)

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

Yes, more shallow please!

In all seriousness, Lisa, we should chat. (Not about nail polish, which i do love.) Over at JC, we're trying to figure out the whole levity thing too. I'd love to chat with someone else going through the same thing..... we've had some interesting thoughts. alyssa - at - JustCauseIt.com.

But for Blogher. I actually find lots of fluff. but what i think it interesting is that i rarely respond to it. i tend to only respond when something pisses me off or touches a deep nerve. i wonder why that is. (Unless someone's talking about Dexter. Love that show. And if you haven't seen Breaking Bad yet, you should. And DIRT is awesome. Best shallow guilty pleasure of all!)

perhaps the problem isnt' that we aren't shallow, it's that we rarely admit it. (which may be a very deep subject in fact.)

but i, for one, will try to chime in on the fluff and imperfections that are ME. we all need to be more balanced and fully-fleshed..... whatever that means. for me, manicures, trashy tv, gossip, jelly beans and scotch. (and really great lingerie at business meetings that i'm dreading.)
___________
Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE
make some good news!
www.JustCauseIt.com

That's why I come to Blogher to seek some depth. I can go off the deep end wearing my life jacket which allows me the time to process and compare the information that is presented.
The conference sounds like it would be educational, inspiring and fun, but please don't cut back on the postings that include "research and citations".
I find that, in my very crowded but small word here I am surrounded by shallow and need the deep end of the Blogher pool. I most certainly do not belong there and most days end up dog-paddling my way to the edge, but hey, sometimes you just need to throw yourself in.
Thanks!
I wouldn't mind that scotch talk though Alyssa, I will pour a glass and wait for that posting!

because on most days, when I am pulling together my post for BlogHer, I feel like I AM the shallow end of the pool here.

I loved my time at BlogHer '07 because it was the perfect balance of shallow (women stopping me in the halls to show me their shoes and their pedicures) and deep (long, serious conversations about politics and gender and how blogging has and will change the way women are perceived by the media). I came home exhausted from too many later nights and early cocktail hours, but energized beyond my wildest dreams.

Come to BlogHer '08. Show me your shoes. Please. And if you want we can talk about Really Important Things, like pedicures. Or politics. I'm up for either.

Friday Style | The Working Closet | Friday Playdate

just to keep the spirit alive, i think it is VERY important for everyone to know that i - who spends all my time doing big-ass business shit to save the world - just painted all my nails silver and will shortly don silver PVC pants, silver platform heels and a silver fishnet top in order to go to a "blue" party. i just don't wear blue. this strikes me as terribly important - in the best most shallow way possible.

scotch will be in a silver flask.

:)

Susan, do I get points for coordination?
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Alyssa Royse
JUST CAUSE
make some good news!
www.JustCauseIt.com

Surrender, Dorothy - When I was your age, we just let them ride in the back window.