Feministing reads: Our favorite blog posts from 2012

In a series of posts summarizing the year in online feminism, we’ve already detailed the most heavily trafficked posts on Feministing in 2012, and highlighted some of our favorite posts that may not have gotten the most pageviews but still warmed the cockles of our feminist hearts. Now it’s time to give others some shine. Without further ado, our favorite feminist posts published elsewhere on the Interwebs in 2012:

Chloe

In a series of posts summarizing the year in online feminism, we’ve already detailed the most heavily trafficked posts on Feministing in 2012, and highlighted some of our favorite posts that may not ...

Staff picks: Our favorite in-house posts from 2012

While we understand traffic is an important indication of what’s resonating, it’s not the whole picture. Sometimes our favorite posts don’t necessarily go viral but manage to inspire, provoke, or comfort us in a way that the traditionally popular posts do not. The following posts are our favorite in-house posts from 2012. Stay tuned tomorrow for our favorite feminist pieces of 2012 published elsewhere around the Interwebs. It’s about to be an end-of-year lovefest y’all.

Samhita

While we understand traffic is an important indication of what’s resonating, it’s not the whole picture. Sometimes our favorite posts don’t necessarily go viral but manage to inspire, provoke, or comfort us in a way that ...

People’s choice: The ten most trafficked Feministing posts of 2012

Twenty-twelve has been an incredible year for feminism and for Feministing. After eight years, we’re still going strong — bringing you feminist news, analysis, laughter, and gifs direct to your screen of choice. ICYMI, this one was an election year, and even as we managed to avoid a transition in our White House leadership, we faced some change-ups with our own staffing. As one Feministing heavy hitter transitioned out of regular blogging, we gained three amazing new contributors (after holding our first-ever contributor contest), and two longtime contributors became editors.

The updated crew has been having a blast producing fresh feminist content at a mind-numbing pace. As a result, Feministing pageviews and visitors numbered higher than ever ...

Twenty-twelve has been an incredible year for feminism and for Feministing. After eight years, we’re still going strong — bringing you feminist news, analysis, laughter, and gifs direct to your screen of choice. ICYMI, this one was ...

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Are you part of the Feministing community and wondering what you can do to support our work?

Well, one way you can support our work is by considering a non tax deductible gift to Feministing ...

We’ll be back Wednesday

Despite being a bunch of godless heathen feminists, we’re taking the next couple days off from blogging. We’ll be back Wednesday with our end of the year content.

In the mean time, if the holidays are a difficult time of year for you, here are a couple resources I’ve found:
The December Project, to help members of the trans community survive the holidays.
Surviving the Holidays as Queer People of Color: Give the Gift of Media

Please feel free to share other resources (or holiday wishes) in the comments.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to continue indulging my Christmas obsession like a good Jewish girl.

Despite being a bunch of godless heathen feminists, we’re taking the next couple days off from blogging. We’ll be back Wednesday with our end of the year content.

In the mean time, if the holidays ...

Weekly Feminist Reader

“The social norm ‘men should earn more than their wives‘ seems to be alive and well.”

Charlotte Allen doubles down on her argument that the Sandy Hook shooting happened because there weren’t enough men around.

An interesting article about the history of gendered toy advertising–and how far we haven’t come.

A new video from Catholics for Choice examines Catholic teachings and beliefs on abortion, contraception, and sexuality.

In 1912, the “perfect woman” was “pear-shaped” and she says, “I ate what I wanted and when I wanted it.”

An Iowa court ruled it was perfectly legal for a dentist to fire his assistant because she was too attractive that he found her “irresistible.”

Anti-choice blogger, applauding the possible ...

“The social norm ‘men should earn more than their wives‘ seems to be alive and well.”

Charlotte Allen doubles down on her argument that the Sandy Hook shooting happened because there weren’t enough ...

The Feministing Five: Sesali Bowen

Sesali Bowen is the training director for United States Student Association, a progressive non-profit that fights for and organizes students across the country. She’s also one of our newest contributors from our So You Think You Can Blog contest. She wrote about being fat and visible at the intersections, what we can learn from women rappers, and bravely asked what if Shidea Lane wasn’t a woman of color. She also blogs at Bad Bitch Society.

When she’s not writing amazing feminist analyses for the site, she’s doing jigsaw puzzles, online window shopping, reading, and writing.

And now, without further ado, the Feministing Five, with Sesali Bowen.

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Sesali Bowen is the training director for United States Student Association, a progressive non-profit that fights for and organizes students across the country. She’s also one of our newest contributors from our So You Think You ...

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