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A radical act

the farmers wife — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:21:45 -0500

I was in the thick of the civil rights movement, marching with Dr. King to Montgomery and of course the feminist movement where we were all required to become "Norma Rae's". From that perspective the idea that mommy blogging is a radical act is a reach. A radical act requires you to engage in behavior that has a high level of risk. Women have been discussing "mommy blogging" issues at their kitchen tables and back fences forever, which means the only thing radical about it is the platform, not the message.

The internet is a radical platform that has leveled the playing field in regards to publishing and being "out there". One woman in the video mentioned that she can publish without putting her work before an editorial board of white men. The problem is that I don't see a lot of people editing themselves before they push the publish button. At the beginning someone mentioned that we need to set rules for ourselves. Absolutely! We must create a set of ethical guidelines that govern both our content and our advertising.

Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife

GOP & Dems Opening Statements

Katy Chen — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:02:08 -0500

Just posted the opening statements from the Who Better Serves Women Like You: Obama or McCain? Break-Out Session from Saturday. Again, RNC Online Communications Director Liz Mair and Democratic Pennsylvania Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz give their opening statement on why they're supporting their candidate.

Here's the video!

Katy Chen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:39:39 -0500

More for you!

Katy Chen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:37:45 -0500

A post on the session -- Who Better Serves Women Like You: Obama or McCain?

How Great Is That?

Octamom — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:46:21 -0500

Since I couldn't figure out a way to leave my lactating bosom here at home (I'm nursing twins) and get the rest of my bod to SanFran, this is a fantastic way to get a flavor of the conversations and round table discussions--and not be exposing all of you to BoobTube ;o)--thanks for posting this and letting me have a chance to hear some of the awesome minds at the conference--the free market exchange of ideas is always refreshing and expanding!

Blessings!

Octamom

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VIDEO: Blogher08 Radical Moms!

Katy Chen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:32:40 -0500

At last year's BlogHer conference, I loved the mommyblogging
sessions. They were full of spirited, lively and intelligent
discussions. And the session I attended Friday morning was no exception. The question for all of these women...Is MommyBlogging still a radical
act? Moderated by Lindsay Ferrier, the panelists were: Polly
Pagenhart (Lesbian Dad), Maria (Immoral Matriarch), and Charlene Li
(Forrester's Groundswell and also blogs at svmoms.com)(If I didn't ID
you, please go ahead and do so in the comments.) Also, remember I'm going to post more videos today at http://www.youtube.com/user/antkatprod. If you didn't get to see the wii tournament video, take a look!