Sumblog 10

The media that I chose to look at was the internet website “everyday feminism.” I visit this site fairly frequently and have always been curious about who runs it, where it originates, and what the implications or consequences are to having this site.

The first thing that I researched about the “everyday feminism” website was who was the founder and if she was the sole owner and controller of the site. I also wanted to find out what the websites origins are and if it was purely based off western cultures or if this site is a global phenomenon. This site was founded by Sandra Kim and her team of 28 the majority of them being writers for this blog website. Everyday feminism basically posts a lot of articles about feminism in the modern world, and is very focused on western countries with an emphasis on America. The reason I say this is because going through some of the articles and reading some of the backgrounds of the people who are writers they are very focused on creating equality in the US and less focused on a global level.

Looking at certain aspects of this website, I would say that they are very close to a relativistic view. I think that they truly embrace diversity and that because of this focus on tolerance and coexistence that they create a world with no absolute truths. I don’t think this is exactly a negative thing because it works towards the mission of the site and focuses on the extreme which I think they know would never be completely possible. However, I think to have the extreme makes transitioning to non-extremes a whole lot easier. I also think that this site looks at globalization from a hybridization view; they want to mix people to get while still keeping the defined differences to add to the diversity.

        I think that there are many positives and negatives of this website and its views. I think its message is very good overall and really has the potential to send powerful and meaningful sentiments. On the other hand, because they look at it from a strictly American view, it does hinder the effect it could have on a global level. And that is where I think the website falls short on its global change opportunities. I also think that because of their extreme view, it might help to create small change because people will think that “oh hey, I’m not that drastic, but I have made small changes.” And it would bring small rewards. 

Follow the link below to go to the Everyday Feminism website.

http://everydayfeminism.com/