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Roseanne Barr says #TwitterFeminism is “purging of feminist speech & opinion”

This post originally appeared on December 21, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

This post originally appeared on December 21, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

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Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) tweeted that #TwitterFeminism is a “purging of feminist speech & opinion”. Who’s purging and what opinions matter most on this hashtag? Share your thoughts below.

#twitterfeminism = purging of feminist speech & opinion.

— Roseanne Barr (@TheRealRoseanne) December 22, 2013


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It is me. I am her. #HashtagFeminism #F

This post originally appeared on December 21, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley. It was the first full-length piece published on Hashtag Feminism.

This post originally appeared on December 21, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley. It was the first full-length piece published on Hashtag Feminism. At the bottom of the post, you’ll find an archive of the first blurb posts on Hashtag Feminism.

It is me. I am her  #F RT @TheJLV @hashtagfeminism oh that’s YOU!? well alright now ..

— Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013

I’m an observer by birth and an ethnographer by training. I like to watch people. I like to research environments. I like to build things with digital words and artifacts. That is why Hashtag Feminism exists. Yesterday evening Twitter suspended @hashtagfeminism because they didn’t know who we were. Someone most likely reported the account as spam. After a quick email and after I unauthorized some wack widgets, we were up and running within ten minutes of being shut down.

I woke up Saturday morning to folks talking about @hashtagfeminism, wondering who it was, skeptical it might just be another troll. Indeed, in an era of digital harassment and contentious Twitter conversations about race, class, abelism, transphobia, and politics, I understand why people would be weary of what appeared to be an anonymous Twitter handle.

I’m here to say that @hashtagfeminism is me. I am @hashtagfeminism. I own this domain you are currently viewing, along with www.twitterfeminism.com (which redirects here). I am not a troll. I ponder. I set up this website and logo in a day so I can immediately begin to build and engage an audience that I am utterly fascinated by and of which I am part.

As I said on Twitter earlier today from my personal account @taralconley:

Hi all. Yes, I own http://t.co/V9GVdCgitQ as well as http://t.co/BJTE6WJfut (which redirects). I also own @hashtafeminism. — Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013

I want to build a digital space where we can explore how we talk about and archive feminism. #F @hashtagfeminism — Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013

My vision is for http://t.co/V9GVdCgitQ is to be a generative space of analysis, debate, and exploration. #F @hashtagfeminism

— Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013

My aim is to produce quality original content of analysis and mediaworks. #F@hashtagfeminism

— Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013

If you are interested in building *with* me, holla atcha girl! #F @hashtagfeminism

— Tara L. Conley (@taralconley) December 21, 2013


I’m currently running this show solo dolo, but I suspect that won’t be the case for long. I want to involve the voices and perspectives I’ve so long been engaged with, along with new perspectives that rarely get seen by mainstream outlets and broad audiences.

I don’t see this as just another feminist blog. I see Hashtag Feminism as a digital space comprised of all kinds of works, including media and art. How can we explore our lives with video, interactive media, and prose?

If you are interested in getting involved, which I hope you are, shoot me an email to inquiries [at] hashtagfeminism [dot] com. Tell me about yourself. What wakes you up in the morning? Why are you compelled to write and create? Why Twitter? Also check out the submissions page to contribute!

Venture capitalists welcome. 

I can’t wait to get this going. I’m ready. Are you?

As always, share your thoughts below.

#F

UPDATE: Emails are coming in from contributors. I’d like to pay them. Click the donate button below to donate to Hashtag Feminism. All donations will go directly to writers, designers, and mediamakers.


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Jenn (@reappropriate) asks ‘what’s next?’ for #NotYourAsianSidekick #F #MillennialManifesta

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

#NotYourAsianSidekick: Can a social movement start on Twitter? | http://t.co/sFVR0VfcUk@suey_park @kai_ma @originalspin #AAPI

— Jenn Reappropriate (@reappropriate) December 20, 2013

Now that @suey_park‘s hashtag #NotYourAsianSidekick has certified platinum status, blogger and self-identified Gen Y-er Jenn of @reappropriate asks us to consider the far-reaching impact of critical movements that existed long before Twitter, blogs, and hashtags described elements of the millennial era.

Jenn writes,

#NotYourAsianSidekick has brought the Millennials into this movement, in a new and exciting way.  We’ve got the Millennials onboard (and they’re happy to drive the Twitter bus, while I’m still stuck trying to get my own Twitter account out of Neutral). Rather to get stuck on who thought of what first, let’s figure out how to best incorporate that youthful energy to add fuel to the greater Asian American (and Asian American feminist) social movement. Let’s figure out how to help #NotYourAsianSidekick tap into the population of young Millennials whom the Gen X-ers/Gen Y-ers obviously were not adequately reaching on our own. Let’s figure out how we — all of us — can let this moment evolve our existing social movement.

#NotYourAsianSidekick has our attention, so where do we go from here? Jenn asks us, can Twitter start a movement? Read more at Reappropriate. Share your thoughts there and below.

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Yonce Be Knowin #Beyonce #fem2

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

Ben Sisario of The New York Times says Beyonce “demonstrated social media’s power to amplify news and to forge a direct connection to her audience”. Yonce be knowin. Read more at NYTimes. Share your thoughts below.

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Keziyah Lewis @KeziyahL loves Twitter so much she’s willing to admit it’s not perfect | Thoughts? #Twitterfeminism #F

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

This post originally appeared on December 20, 2013 written by founder, Tara L. Conley.

Amplify blogger Keziyah Lewis (@KeziyahL) loves Twitter so much that she’s “willing to admit that it’s not perfect, and that we can do better”. Is the medium the message, or would we still have this debate if Twitter didn’t exist? Read more at Amplify. Share your thoughts below. 

My take on #TwitterFeminism, the good and the bad: http://t.co/5MH1EqViXb

— Keziyah Lewis (@KeziyahL) December 20, 2013






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