Every once and a while women and feminists like to kick things up a notch. Sometimes it's because of political issues, Hilary Clinton or an election - other times it's just because they're bored or something.
We love a lot of women who call themselves feminists. We also love a lot of women who don't call themselves feminists.
Like we've mentioned before, we can't really be bothered with labels, so whatever you call yourself - as long as you're kicking ass, making informed life decisions and doing what makes you happy, we're happy.
However, there are still a lot of women out there that want to tell you what is right and what is wrong about the sisterhood. With feminism. With women in general. With men. With your sex life. Even your body.
They want to tell you what is and isn't a feminist wedding.
They want to tell you why it is or isn't OK to wear make-up.
They also want to tell you, as a woman of the feminist persuasion, what you should and shouldn't be reading.
For the record, if you want to get married in a big white dress, take your husbands name and get engaged on the top of the Eiffel Tower - kudos to you.
Alternatively, if you want to get married in Vegas wearing Converse All Stars with a 4 month old baby living inside you - kudos to you, as well.
Who the fuck cares?
And really, I can't believe we're still arguing about MAKE-UP! WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK if your fellow woman wants to slap on some lip gloss. For the love of god, you MUST have other things to be worrying about??
The new Double X website, which is a spin-off of Slate's XX Factor blog, took it upon themselves to let us all know what the "trouble with Jezebel" is.
I have my own issues with Jezebel, and while A YEAR AGO I was bothered with the whole Tracy/Moe/Drinking And Thinking scandal - well, it was a year ago. Both my opinions and Jezebel have changed since then.
Do I think Jezebel is 100% great for women? Not really. But that's not really my call. To each their own.
Linda Hirshman thinks that Jezebel is "hurting women", and while it's completely her prerogative to explain in hundreds and thousands of words why this is so, it does seem a bit unnecessary.
Jezebel have, of course, ripped her article to shreds and have written their own response.
I'm sure Hirshman's post had valid points, just as Jezebel's post probably does, but I can't be bothered to read through both of their articles. I've tried to properly read them, and it exhausts me.
With any organization or party, internal debate is absolutley necessary. But it seems that with this supposed "feminism", we're criticizing and tearing each other down more often than not.
If Double X and Jezebel want to tell each other why they're bad for feminism, great.
If The Guardian and Julie Bindell want to debate about lip gloss, then go ahead.
If, again, The Guardian and Jessica Valenti want to explore what a *cough* feminist wedding looks like, glory be.
But while you're all debating antique issues and wasting time writing bitter diatribes about why YOU, no YOU! are hurting the sisterhood...we'll be at the bar.
We'll be teching out.
We'll be in the kitchen, having a Tasty Quickie or Fucking The Diet.
We'll be chasing Geek guys all over town.
We'll be doing, essentially, whatever we want.
When you're done, feel free to join us anytime you like.
Image of Breaking Up the Bluestocking Club via A World To Win