Category Archives: blogging

Silly old women

Posted on 27 March, 2017 by roughseasinthemed

Ageism and sexism in one. Brilliant. I got a query recently about how to start blogging as a woman who is more than 50 years old. Oh my goddess. Do women of more than 50 know how to use a … Continue reading →

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*Draft* Comment policy

Posted on 14 February, 2016 by roughseasinthemed

Somewhat late in the day, I realised I don’t have a comment policy here. I do have T&Cs on roughseas which sort of hints at blog policy, so I thought I should make a belated effort to provide something on … Continue reading →

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With reference to ‘baiting’ and ‘playing games’

Posted on 25 May, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

Or blog etiquette? My last post referred to a comment of mine on one blog, that was then made the subject of a post on another person’s blog (Tricia’s). Just to summarise, I pointed out that police officer is a … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, journalism, Sexism, writing | Tagged , , | 80 Comments

Things that puzzle me

Posted on 22 April, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

In no particular order: 1) Why do people have comment moderation for blogs about cookery, books, photography and other presumably inoffensive subjects? I can’t work out whether it is paranoia, over-inflated sense of self-importance or some strange form of blog … Continue reading →

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Just an everyday in a sexist life

Posted on 14 April, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

It’s easy to say, ‘I’m not sexist, racist, disablist, fattist, ageist’ etc. But what happens when someone challenges that? None of us like being challenged so the automatic response is ‘Oh, no, I’m not’. Except, how do we know? Ruth … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, Longreads, Religion, WPlongform | Tagged , , | 48 Comments

Comfort zones

Posted on 11 March, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

How many of us step outside? A comment by EllaDee made me think about how often I read blogs that have little or nothing in common with me. Or to put it another way, vegetarian, left-wing, atheist, feminist, environmentalist, veganic … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, blogging, christianity, feminism, Religion | 70 Comments

Intent v impact?

Posted on 10 March, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

Six years ago I wrote this: Browsing on the internet this week I seem to have read a lot about misunderstandings. They happen every day. We rarely see the world from someone else’s perspective. If we are lucky we occasionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, Longreads, Religion, WPlongform | 12 Comments

To speak out, or not to speak out …

Posted on 9 March, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, blogging, christianity, feminism | 53 Comments

An exercise in creative writing

Posted on 27 February, 2015 by roughseasinthemed

Remember this: What do you think you atheists are doing??? You most certainly are “inflicting your views” about abortion, homosexuality, feminism, and every other form of evil your kind worships! You are such hypocrites, but you don’t even see the … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, blogging, christianity, feminism, Religion, writing | 50 Comments

Lies, damned lies, and ‘The Bible’

Posted on 5 April, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Sadly I have wasted far too much time reading some religious blogs of late. Given that I am not religious, I have no exposure to crusading missionaries and religious zealots in my day-to-day life. And while I am not easily … Continue reading →

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How to fall out

Posted on 1 April, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

What better to do with a million things on the ‘to do’ list than write a blog post to avoid doing what I should be doing? Writing about comments over on Kev’s stuff, I was minded to think about issues … Continue reading →

Posted in animal rights, animals, blogging, dogs, feminism, gender-specific language, pedigree dogs, rescue dogs, WPlongform | 40 Comments

Hey! I can do that!

Posted on 17 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Writing, writing, writing I’m sure there is a song out there, that goes ‘riding, riding, riding’ but could I find it? However to move away from the previous posts about language, I thought I would write about, um, writing. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, journalism, life, musings, public relations, thoughts, wordpress, work, WPlongform, writing | 37 Comments

I finally found a decent Freshly Pressed post!

Posted on 16 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

And as it follows the same theme as the last couple of posts on here: Bitch-slapped and harlot and Free speech I recommend a read. (Link at the bottom) The words feminist and vegetarian aren’t mentioned, but it is about … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, life, thoughts, wordpress | Tagged , , | 23 Comments

An exchange

Posted on 11 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

So, run away all those of you who think feminism is silly, don’t like PC language and think there is no problem out there anyway. That will be most/all of you. Here we have the usual story of me pointing … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, computers, consumerism, feminism, gender-specific language, internet, life, musings, thoughts | Tagged | 42 Comments

A scary tale – keep your distance

Posted on 5 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

I read a disturbing blog yesterday. In fact I probably spent most of the morning reading it, and the nearly 300 comments on the first post. Ironically, I found it through a vegan blog, which I had found from another … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, relationships, thoughts, WPlongform | 60 Comments

Whacky week on WordPress

Posted on 1 February, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Flitting around earlier, as you do, when there are more important things that needed doing, I came upon one of my pet hates. One of those requests that you head over to some site or other to vote for the … Continue reading →

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Fighting a losing battle

Posted on 28 January, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Browsing around a blog that I read from time to time, one of those I sometimes comment on, who doesn’t comment on mine etc etc I noticed an interesting photo. It referred to ‘Fisherpeople’, and the comment was: So very … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, feminism, gender-specific language, life, writing | Tagged | 16 Comments

No! Not more blogging tips … sadly, yes

Posted on 21 January, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

Down to basics, or nuts and bolts or whatever you call it. Some simple, very simple tips about the mechanics of blogging. But first, another dream comment from WP. Publicising their 2014 theme – which I do NOT recommend – … Continue reading →

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A blog is a minestrone, served up with Parmesan cheese

Posted on 7 January, 2014 by roughseasinthemed

I should, of course, have called this Ten Top Tips for Blogging, or Ten Golden Blogging Rules. Except there aren’t any. One person’s view of the correct way to blog isn’t another’s. But as I have read a plethora of … Continue reading →

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Relatively fine

Posted on 9 December, 2013 by roughseasinthemed

Browsing around WordPress, as you do, when you want to find a distraction from things that really need doing, I came upon a gem. It’s not that easy to find, but they have some commenting guidelines. Mmmm, just what Cloudy … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, childhood, family, life, parents, thoughts, wordpress, WPlongform | 14 Comments