I haven't written a blog in a while, obviously, simply because I never know what to write about. I debate subjects in my head and then figure, what's the point of writing something? Then again, sometimes, it's just a good way to spend some free time when I'm not sure what else to do.
Anyway, an article I read on Buzzfeed about Pinterest, the new(ish) social media pin board site got me thinking. I am on Pinterest a lot lately. It's a fun website where I''ve gotten recipe ideas and fashion tips and ideas. I'm not really a huge feminist or anything, but it annoys me when it is insinuated that a feminist can't possibly care about looking good, eating well, etc. What also annoys me is pseudo-intellectuals reading into this like it's some big news story that women enjoy food, clothes, fitness, etc. I think the most popular women's magazines have realized that for years.
I joined Pinterest a while ago, and I was skeptical about starting up with yet another social media site. I have enjoyed it because it's somewhere I can go to find new and interesting tips, products, ideas, recipes, etc. I don't think that by enjoying those things, I am somehow a traitor to women. I care about women's equality and fairness. I agree with equal pay for equal work and keeping the government out of women's healthcare, but I also like cooking good food, wearing nice clothes, feeling good about how I look, etc. The two things don't have anything to do with one another, in my opinion.
For some reason, Pinterest has an overwhelmingly female population. That's just who happened to join and use the website. Maybe it's because women enjoy sharing ideas and products with others while for men, I think it's something they just don't do as much. I agree in keeping men and women equal, politically and socially, obviously, but there are just some things that are always going to be different. Men and women sometimes think differently, and have different interests and ways of sharing things, but that is a completely separate issue. I am still enjoying Pinterest for a welcome distraction when I need it and for inspiration to try new things. I don't think women need to give up doing things that they enjoy for some feminist ideal....isn't that the complete opposite of feminism? Giving up what we like because men don't do the same thing is counterintuitive to me.
:End rant for the day:
