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'You Are the NOW of Now!' The Future of (Online) Feminism
   anti-choice group Life Always. An editor at Feministing posted about
   Despite countless examples like these, among a number of feminists, a
   false perception lingers that online feminist work is, at worst,
   navel-gazing and, at best, “slactivism.” In fact, feminist
   Feministing, Racialicious, and the very young F-Bomb, to advocacy
   contemporary feminist action. The belief that online activism isn’t
   feminist movement. “Online innovation begs us to push the envelope for
   how to even think about what feminist work is,” explains Deborah
   which we might demonstrate the kinds of impact that online feminism is
   replicate on sites devoted to online feminist organizing. To the extent
   that advertising is a viable source of revenue for feminist sites,
   impact and a desire to inspire real action. Think of online feminism as
   in charging for content; the public service mission of feminist
   Blogs like Feministing, of which I am an editor emeritus, have operated
   consultants at feminist nonprofits and freelance journalists) crowd out
   Other blogs have suffered the same fate. Like Feministing,
   many bloggers and online organizers themselves: that online feminism is
   free. It’s not. Many feminists innovated remarkably early on in the
   editor of Feministing.com, explains, “Blogging has become the third
   Online feminism is operating at this critical political intersection:
   professional feminism and those who care deeply and want to be engaged
   veteran feminist, upon hearing about the kind of work Feministing has
   Currently, most online feminist organizations are structured as
   the most innovative feminists working today. SPARK, a burgeoning
   herself with smart, outspoken feminist analysis, the “real pay,” as she
   specifically feminist media is going to be marginalized by media as a
   of feminism. Online organizing has infused new energy—not to mention
   drawn thousands of newly minted feminists—into the feminist movement,
   feminist movement—because its mission is based on financing online
   addresses. Knox went on: “We, as feminist organizers, have to give up
   Here’s the bottom line: with support, feminist blogs and online
   advocacy organizations can develop the next generation of feminist
   unprecedented scale. But without a supported feminist web, we will
   The entrepreneurial way in which feminists have utilized the Internet
   feminism is funded, forward-thinking and just as fierce. It’s time for
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