To Evan, at PEEK

Hey, Evan-

Thanks for being a good sport. I'm sorry I was so angry, but let me give you a little background on where the anger came from.

About every three months, the boy bloggers start this "where are all the female (political) bloggers?" Since we're everywhere, and since there are a couple of places, like What She Said!, that specifically address that question, it drives us nuts. It starts a round of posting wars, and the guys still don't catch on. I'll give you credit for being open to ideas, and having a great attitude about it all. That tells me Alternet made a good choice in putting you on the blog.

As in life, women are the majority on the 'net. Unlike the real world, we aren't going to be shut out or marginalized because we talk about "women's issues" in addition to the new wave of fascism and abject failure of the press (the MSM) to inform the people. Every political issue of the day - War, Civil Rights, Social Security, Abortion Rights – affects us more. Innocent women and children are dying in Iraq, in Afghanistan, any where the U.S. wages war. Millions of women and their infants will die of AIDS because of Bush's "abstinence only" follies. Women will lose most if Shrub manages to destroy Social Security, which, according to one man I trust – Dennis Kucinich- is "rock solid through 2042". And believe me, no "morning after" pill will have side effects comparable to the side effects of using a coat hanger to end an unwanted pregnancy.

Women are being pushed back to the 19th Century by the Bushistas, so thank you for understanding that we're on the defensive right now. Judging from some of the emails I've gotten today, you'll get plenty of suggestions for your blog roll.

In Solidarity

Morgaine Swann

So I checked out their blog and they did add a few good feminist blogs and some for people of color. Still no Pagans, no WSS! or Feministblogs.org, and of course, no The-Goddess but it's progress, just the same. Keep writing and making suggestions.