When I started this blog being a feminist in the skeptic movement was seen as completely incompatible, and sexism went on unchecked. Skepchick and other sources of female skeptic thought barely scratched the surface of misogyny inside the movement and society in general, and elevatorgate had not yet happened. Now Atheism + and other websites (skepchick, free thought blogs) have large bodies of people who are committed to both social justice and atheism. Heaps of bloggers examine the intersection between social justice and atheism all the time, there is hardly a topic I could blog that someone else has not blogged first from a similar angle. In short, I wonder what utility a blog like mine has anymore, and recent life events make it difficult to update and screen comments regularly so the blog will be suspended for awhile. I am not sure how long.
For now I think I will leave the blog as is and close comments completely in a couple of weeks, but of course I am open to suggestions about what to do next (keep blogging, stop, start a new blog, delete everything, etc). I still enjoy writing and wish I had more time for it in my schedule. I would like to thank everyone who read and commented and linked to me in the past couple of years, it meant a lot to know that someone else out there thought I had something to say that was worth reading.
I've enjoyed your posts quite a bit, so I would certainly like to see more of you blogging. You have a distinct voice and an unique way of writing about things, even with the growing number of aware people.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for dealing with life events and hope you let us know if you should return to writing.
Hi Skeptifem!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that I'm sorry to hear that you're shutting down shop. I understand, though, that you have other priorities in life right now.
I've enjoyed your blog tremendously and I'd be delighted to read anything your write in the future!
Hope you're well,
Margo
I never had opinions on pit bulls before I read this blog. Good luck whatever you decide!
ReplyDeleteI hope you will continue blogging, your insight and perspective has always been enlightening to me. I always keep an eye out for your comments at pharyngula, and I still use your posts on sex work, and pit bulls as references.
ReplyDeleteWhatever you will do now, I wish you the best, and I want you to know I'm very grateful for all the work you have done!
I think your voice is very valuable as both a vocal radical* feminist skeptic, persons in rather short supply at the moment and as a Utahn with insight into Mormonism and all that fucked up shit. Obviously, I support whatever you decide to do, but I very much would love to see more of your writing on porn/prostitution. Like wingwong, I have a bunch of your posts bookmarked for occasional perusal, so, at the very least I hope that you don't decide to delete this blog!
ReplyDelete*I can't remember whether you identify as radical or not. I kind of assume any porn-critical feminist is one, but I hope that doesn't make an ass out of me.
Skeptifem,
ReplyDeleteI wish you would keep on blogging. I enjoy reading your insightful posts.