Here's a Topic.: Blogging is a Chick Thing. Discuss...
So right in the middle of one of my good bye gatherings on Friday night, my friend Pete made the following statement: Blogging is a chick thing. As in, guys don't blog or read blogs. It kind of startled me. Is this true?? I quickly scanned my own evidence. The blogs I read are all by women. There's a reason for this--I am a woman and have always had a predominate interest in the process of women's lives. I know of some blogs by men--two. I don't regularly read them, because I'm too obsessed with the question of the female experience in today's world (otheriwse known as my life).
There are men blogging out there, right? Also, if Dooce is any indication, men are reading blogs. She has broken all records of the amount of people who read blogs, and a lot of them are guys. I know, because she used to get a BAJILLION comments a day (before she took down the comments), and many of them were from guys. Still, I don't have many men friends who read blogs.
I pose it to you, the few who read my blog: So what do you think? Is it true? Is it just a chick thing?
I protested to Pete, because I hate broad sweeping comments about gender preferences, but I seriously had to pause and think. He said, "You're going to write about this in your next blog entry aren't you?"
"You damn right I will!" I said. He grinned in utter victory--but who's reading this right now, to see if I did indeed pose the question? I'll bet it's YOU, PETE! Sucka!
There are men blogging out there, right? Also, if Dooce is any indication, men are reading blogs. She has broken all records of the amount of people who read blogs, and a lot of them are guys. I know, because she used to get a BAJILLION comments a day (before she took down the comments), and many of them were from guys. Still, I don't have many men friends who read blogs.
I pose it to you, the few who read my blog: So what do you think? Is it true? Is it just a chick thing?
I protested to Pete, because I hate broad sweeping comments about gender preferences, but I seriously had to pause and think. He said, "You're going to write about this in your next blog entry aren't you?"
"You damn right I will!" I said. He grinned in utter victory--but who's reading this right now, to see if I did indeed pose the question? I'll bet it's YOU, PETE! Sucka!
posted by Summer Pierre at
3:28 PM
4 Comments:
Mmm, that's a great topic. There certainly are a great many guy blogs - though the ones I've seen seem to have a different type of writing, and many write with different purposes than most women. Generally (speaking broadly) women write of things on their minds, in their hearts, and often it's about connecting to other women who are seem kindred. Guys (generally) might write more technically, politically, and seem to have a message of 'I have these answers, not many questions.' Generally speaking.
I've come across some recent video blogs, and the majority of them are by men, and many are heartwarmingly thoughtful. (I don't know how to insert a link here, but many can be found via freevlog.org)
two others:
http://www.abovetheorangetrees.com/journal/
http://mommaradio.com/ruperthowevlog/
This topic certainly got me! Pete - there is surely a male blog out there that delves into one of your favorite topics also.
(PS - sorry for the long comment - been on vacation a few weeks sans internet, I'm a little wordy)
She's right--lots of male blogs out there!
I wouldn't say that blogging is a chick thing because I know that there are lots of blogs by men (does that make them "male blogs"?) But personally, I also don't tend to read blogs by men very often.
To me, reading a favorite blog is like sitting in a great tea shop and chatting with a close friend about our lives. The blogs I read are interesting, fun, inspiring, and I oftentimes feel like I can relate to the things the writers are going through and thinking about. In general, most of my closest friends are women and I tend to connect emotionally with women more easily then I do w/men. Maybe that's why I read blogs by women.
This blog makes me laugh out loud and it's by a man:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/quick_impulses/
I thinkk it's a pretty even split, but girls are more comfortable with sharing their emotions and the details of their lives with the world at large, so it makes sense that more women would blog.
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