WSS Featured Blogger:Sheelzebub of Pinko Feminist HellCat

• Name: Sheelzebub
• Blog: Pinko Feminist Hellcat
• Location: USA

1. How did you start blogging? Why do you keep at it?

I love to write, I'm extremely opinionated, and I flood my local papers with letters to the editor. Blogging just makes sense. Blogging gives me the chance to be snarky and indulge in satire, write about events and issues that aren't getting a lot of coverage, and provide a different (okay, MY) viewpoint. It also gives me a chance to write in a different style and a different voice from my fiction writing.

I like the views I get in my comments section. There are commenters who will vent their frustration. Some have bantered with me, others have disagreed vehemently, but they've all added to the conversation.

2. What are your most important issues?

The usual pinko stuff--choice, sexism, racism, and homophobia, economic justice, corporations run amok, and human rights. Visibility is another issue. I get very frustrated that the issues and the concerns that are given priority "out there"--in the mainstream media--are the issues and concerns of white men, with a few crumbs thrown to us silly girls and minorities as an occasional consolation prize.

And of course, my campaign for President-for-Life. That's the most important thing. Why wouldn't you want a President-for-Life who will provide the masses with plenty of gossip fodder? Join me in my war on democracy! Vote once, and you'll never have to vote again. And that's a solemn promise.

3. What's the nicest recognition you've ever received from the media and/or the blogosphere?

I was invited to be on the Joy of Resistance show on WBAI. The Joy of Resistance is a show that focuses on feminist issues; Fran Luck asked me to talk about a post I wrote on Abu Ghraib. That was a real thrill.

I also write for XXBlog with several other female bloggers, and that's a great honor. Recently, I learned I was nominated as an Underblogger. What a great idea! I was overwhelmed--in a good way--by the links to my blog and to my posts when I first started. I was surprised that anyone knew I was out there, and thrilled that they liked my stuff enough to link to it.

4. Who is your audience? What is unique about your blog?

Progressives, feminists, and pinkos tend to drop by and comment. I think. Heck, maybe I've got a secret Hello Kitty Militia Fan Club out there that I don't even know about.

I think the name is pretty unique. I also think my shameless campaign for President-for-Life is pretty unique. Who else will brazenly admit such lust for power?

5. Most frustrating aspect of blogging?

Time to blog. I want more of it. Now.

6. What's the one point you'd like a reader to take away from your blog- the one thing for them to really "get"?

It's the same as the wrap up quote you asked for:
Hold the powerful accountable.