Handmaidens, Feminism and Reclaiming the Internet
Louise Pennington
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Posted 09.01.2013
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UK Lifestyle
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Nadine Dorries,
Mumsnet,
Misogyny,
Feminism,
Everyday Sexism Project,
Patriarchy,
Hollaback,
Women Under Siege,
Sisterhood,
Louise Mensch,
Women's Room UK,
UK Lifestyle News
I care about making spaces safe online for women so, whilst I will never support the policies of Dorries and Mensch, I do think we need to stop belittling and denigrating them. It is possible to criticise their policies without making it personal and supporting the patriarchy in silencing women. That is what we do when we fall into denigrating women. We are effectively helping to silence other women's voices. Instead, we need to reclaim the Internet and make it the most subversive weapon we have against the patriarchy.
