Against All Evidence’s First (Belated) Blogaversary!

Earlier this month, August 4th, was my blog’s first birthday. I started this blog when I wanted to “get serious” about my radical feminism and, you know, actually be radical. Before Against All Evidence, I had another blog wherein I had mostly done light “analysis” of ads (e.g.: “ugg, look at how stupid this is!”) and sometimes talked about porn and prostitution. When I began that blog, I was a Jezebel-reading liberal feminist. That is, until Gail Dines had to go and ruin the fun. And I’m sure glad she did. It was a game changer.

Radical feminism meant carrying out feminist analysis to its end. It meant Doing Work. . . looking patriarchal evils in the eye and explaining them – in full – without flinching. Radical feminism hasn’t necessarily told me anything I didn’t already know. It just gave me permission to admit that it really is as bad as I always knew it was.

Over the last year, I feel like I’ve entered a new phase of clarity with my politics. Without a doubt, a great deal of the credit goes to my fellow radfem bloggers and commenters. Very shortly after starting my blog, I started writing a draft post essentially saying, “Gosh darn, ya know. . . I’m a radical feminist but you transphobic radfems are just no good and are making us look bad!” I know, right? Oh, how far I’ve come.

I feel so fortunate to have “met” all of you. Four years of women’s studies never gave me such a feeling of community as you all have. Joining on to the Rad Fem Hub has also been an exciting endeavor, and I can’t wait to see where it continues to go.

So cheers to my blog still being around, and thanks to everyone who reads it! Much love, my sisters.