My good buddy Michele just sent me a link to the following article (you may need to cut and paste into your browser):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanne-bamberger/blogging-is-the-new-femin_b_95948.html
This kind of gave me food for thought --- according to the author, 36 million women in America are blogging. 36 million? And a whopping three of them are at Fraught with Peril. We've got a long way to go, baby.
Now, this is not intended as a shot at our darling Reverend Greg, who runs this fabulous site, or at any of my fabulous fellow (as in male) bloggers here, but I think we need a little bit more estrogen-charged Nichiren Buddhist blog action, here!
If not at FWP, then somewhere else. Does anybody here know of any other Nichiren Buddhist bloggers out there? I'd love to read them. Send me the links, puh-leeeeeze!!!
Anyway, I have been targeted for a home visit next Tuesday evening by my SGI-USA Womens' Division Area and Region Leaders (gee, I wonder why?). That will be a fabulous opportunity for me to invite them to join the cyberspace revolution and blog away from their POVs as Gakkai leaders, don't you think?
I mean, nobody in the "line" has to do it here at FWP, if they don't want to give the false impression of endorsing the opinions of the others here. They can create their own blogspace and talk about whatever is going on in their areas - I think that would be a great way of sharing information. Sort of like an FNCC conference online, all day every day.
I really would like to see some SGI-USA YWD step up to the plate and blog abot their ongoing experiences with the practice and organization in their daily lives. It would be a Buddhist feminist act. A way of saying, "I am not controlled by a hierarchy that tells me who I can talk to and about what. No, I am a free and free-thinking (young/middle aged/doddering/whatever) woman, and I will speak my mind! Let's go, Nichiren Buddhism! Yay!"
Come on, girls, let's hear it!
I understand that my friend Michele will be starting her own Buddhist blog, "The Dragon King's Daughter" sometime soon (not here on FWP,at another page). Another exciting development.
Four down, and several thousand to go....
Be outspoken, be free, be cool.
Best, Byrd in LA
Posted by wahzoh at April 10, 2008 12:35 PMThis woman blogs on Myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=207191019
Posted by: Vanya at April 10, 2008 02:42 PMLaVora Perry has a blog here:
http://mlavoraperry.wordpress.com/
She's using WordPress
Michele
PS, I wonder why we can't use HTML in comments?
Posted by: Michele at April 10, 2008 03:09 PMTHanks, Michele - I know you also t old me about someone who is blogging here in LA. I wonder if we can create a sort of central clearing house for bloggers, either here or somewhere else?
Anyway, I was just thinking out loud with this entry, anyway.
Talk to you all later, Wahzoh
Posted by: Byrd in LA at April 11, 2008 12:04 PMMy goodness Byrd, you aren't going to meet with them ALONE, are you? Seems to me you will be a little outnumbered, by SGI rhetoric weilding leaders with an ex to grind. You are a brave Byrd, I must say. But don't forget your BC instincts, and when the proverbial shit hits the fan, start herding your little BC heart away. Seriously, perhaps you underestimate their intentions? Do you really think they want to or are even capable of engaging in a DIALOGUE? Heavens to betsy! Are you sure you want to go through with it? Just asking.
Ash
Posted by: Ashley at April 12, 2008 04:42 PMAsh took the words out of my mouth. Make sure there is someone else there with you, or it will become a "he-said, she-said" situation, and another person or two will help balance the numbers. Please, please consider this.
Posted by: Bec in CA at April 15, 2008 10:30 AM