Everyday fighting back

[Ellen Forradalom]

One thing this election cycle has inspired me to do is to speak up against the small slights that create the cultural setting for the huge acts of misogyny.

I have taken up the quaint exercise of writing letters of complaint about sexist advertising and sexism on the news, and I am composing a polite letter today to Dr. Itty-Bitty Honey explaining why I won't patronize his practice.

What are some other good ways Today's Busy Woman can fight the patriarchy?

[bliss_eternal]

1. On DU....

...I helped to bug the hell out of the admins. until we got a pro-choice group. lol. :P

It's their site and I can't do a damn thing about the fact that they allow anti-choice discussions to exist on an alleged progressive board. But I can help create a safe haven for women to get away from that bullshit, so that's what I did. :shrug:

I've been known to create a few threads that keep track of all the instances of inequality that exist in this alleged progressive haven... :evilgrin: Why relegate my stands against the patriarchy to the off-line world?

Away from the internet, pretty much like you...I boycott crap after I write letters letting them know why I'm boycotting. When still an active news watcher (main stream media) I frequently called and wrote letters complaining about coverage of women, people of color and the glbt community on the news---which was a constant source of my viewing frustration.