====== Everyday Feminism ======

Everyday Feminism is mainly an SJ [[http://everydayfeminism.com|blog]] on which writers write essays and which comments are disabled. However, it offers a [[https://www.facebook.com/everydayfeminism|Facebook community]] that invites commentary… at least, commentary from people who agree with everything its authors write.

Meme began to notice EF in August 2015. On August 1, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/151619.html?thread=806682691#cmt80668|a nonny]] linked to [[http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/being-scent-free/|this EF article]] asserting that “multiple fragrance sensitivity” is real — despite [[http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mcs.html|evidence to the contrary]] — and that people are obliged to go scent-free in public so that the author and others can “breathe when I’m around you,” or else “ableism.” Quote: “You are literally ruining my ability to be healthy in my body when you fill this space with chemicals and/or fragrances.”

//“[[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/151619.html?thread=806717507#cmt806717507|That misuse of ‘chemicals’]] ... LOL. ‘Even if it’s unscented, it’s still extremely chemical’ oh my god I can//’//t breathe I//’//m laughing too hard.”//

//“[[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/151619.html?thread=806850371#cmt806850371|Who’s going to tell her]] that **she’s** made of chemicals?”//

In the same thread, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/151619.html?thread=806771011#cmt806771011|another nonny]] provided a link to [[http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/what-is-heteronormativity/|this EF piece]] on “heteronormativity,” which claims, “The only people who benefit from Gay Marriage™ are those who already hold positions closer to the center of the circle anyway (like being middle class or wealthy, monogamous, and cisgender).”

//“[[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/151619.html?thread=806783043#cmt806783043|Right,]] because who needs those legal benefits that come with marriage? Your radik3wlness will keep you warm and healthy!”//

EF came up again twice on August 5. The [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/152431.html?thread=812419439#cmt812419439|more substantive thread]] appeared in [[common-threads|Unpopular Opinions]], venting about [[http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/opposing-trigger-warnings/|this post]] which excoriates anybody who refuses to warn for any sorts of triggers. In the Random Venting thread, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/152131.html?thread=809891395#cmt80989|a nonny]] reported having seen an EF reblog on Facebook that contained the sentence, “This is a necessary and important read.”

//“Sometimes I read EF to see if it//’//s gotten better (nonny who mentioned doing the same the other post, I feel you!), but I will never, ever read this article. ... Which is super bratty and contrary of me. But based on every EF article I//’//ve read to date, I doubt that this is either necessary **or** important.”//

On August 7, in the regular [[Tumblr]]-mocking thread, [[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/152431.html?thread=812382831#cmt812382831|a nonny]] linked to [[http://strawberriesaredelicious.tumblr.com/post/126073123772/kittenesque-ayellowbirds-rritchiearts|this cartoon about “homonormativity”]] that originated on EF. Meme opinion on it was divided.



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