Feminists on Facebook

Feminists United is a Facebook page “dedicated to fighting back against the war on women.” The page has close to 20,000 followers, and serves as a great social media tool. It spreads information about the current “war” on women via funny, factual, and sometimes shocking posts, often about twenty posts per day. These posts frequently appear on my newsfeed, reminding me to be critical of my friends’ posts, and of the news that I’m usually reading while I check Facebook. The page serves as a conversation starter, presenting followers with information and images, and giving people an opportunity to verbalize their feelings about serious feminist issues on Facebook. Followers often share these posts, allowing new people to enter the conversation, whether vocally or silently. Unfortunately, some followers resort to man hating, giving Facebook viewers a misleading impression of the page and its intent.