"This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished."

I’ve been reading a blog titled Pinko Feminist Hellcat, and all I can wonder is how many other times in my life I’ve had a reason to do such a thing.

As a member of an extremely technologically literate generation (I’ve heard it called Generation “M” before, as in media) I find it strange that it’s taken a class assignment for me to enter the World of Blogging. I’m not saying that I’ve been the technological equivalent of my grandma for the past decade (who has probably never heard the word blog before), only that I’ve never had any interest in posting my life on a page for all to see. Nor did I ever have any interest in reading the rants of someone I’ve never heard of.

But there is a significant benefit to the world of bloggin that even I can’t ignore—the rapid spread of news and ideas. The ability to share our opinions has allowed our generation as a whole the potential to become vastly more knowledgeable and well-read. Unfortunately, blogs also allow us to spread ignorance, hearsay, and, at its worst, hatred.

With that all said, I can finally talk about Ms. Hellcat. I guess the reason that I chose this particular blog, beyond the convenience of having it listed on the “Blog This!” article given to us in class, is that the blogger seems to be an honest commentator on social issues. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for women’s rights, but sometimes the motivation behind some of the more outspoken feminists can be a little intimidating and come off as shortsightedness. But Ms. Hellcat doesn’t seem to fall into that category: first, there’s the name: Pinko (Wikipedia tells me the term comes from the symbolism behind the color red as representative of communism—pink, essentially, refers to a watered down version of socialism), Feminist (self-explanatory), and Hellcat (apparently, she just likes the word). Creativity points right off the bat, but on another level, Ms. Hellcat is completely open with her views even in the blog title. And although all of her entries have a leaning towards women, she seems to be interested in discussing a wide spectrum of social issues as opposed to 1) a universal hatred of men, and 2) the mistreatment of women. She’s concerned about racism (Mexican women being mistreated based on race) and the type of man that would write sadistic threat letters to feminists. Ms. Hellcat seems to be outspoken, yet within reason, and has a directed sense of feminism instead of just an abstract perception of the concept. This should be interesting.

Oh, and by the way, this post’s title comes from one of my favorite movies. If you figure out what it’s from, go watch it and thank me later.