BlogHer was a retreat of sorts -- get away from the guys (and most blogger conferences are nearly all-male) and sound off about what we care about. Some of the discussion was about dealing with people indifferent or unfriendly to your views, and how many of us simply don't want to deal with that.

And yet without mixing it up with the guys, there's little way for us to get our views across. Even our search engine rankings suffer because men tend not to link to women, they link mostly to each other.

Roxanne says suck it up, trolls are a fact of life. Deal with it. In fact, "anger can be used to our benefit." I say absolutely ... as long as you don't let it swallow you whole.

Now Feministing's Jessica, guest blogging on Bush vs. Choice, calls for us all to mix it up and be heard on the most popular progressive and liberal blogs, forums and community sites out there:

With the Roberts nomination front and center, choice is being talked about more and more, especially on some of the most well-known political blogs. But what’s disturbing is that choice and abortion are being discussed—in blogs and in the media—more as a political tool than as an issue that affects women’s lives.

So NARAL is issuing a call to action. We’ve listed five of the some of the most well-known progressive blogs below—go to them and make your voice heard. Use their comments sections to make sure that choice is being discussed as something that affects women, not just politics.

Daily Kos
Perhaps the most well-known progressive blog, Daily Kos gets ridiculous hits and covers a broad spectrum of issues. Like many political blogs however, it could use a nice dose of women’s voices--especially on choice.

Eschaton
Right up there with Kos, this blog is super well-known and insanely comprehensive. There are literally hundreds of comments for some posts, so pro-choice voices can get lost in there--make sure it doesn’t happen!

My DD
Another big one, My DD is run by co-bloggers Jerome Armstrong and Chris Bowers. While their Roberts coverage has been great, it would be great to see more on the choice aspect.

The Left Coaster
A terrific group blog, The Left Coaster recently posted about the latest polls on abortion. Go check it out, and make sure the conversation isn’t all about numbers.

Swing State Project
The Swing State Project focuses on election news, covering key races across the country. This is a great place to make your voice heard on local and state choice issues.

Note: All these blogs do amazing work...but it never hurts to increase the choice factor!

Suck it up, mix it up, say it out loud! (And be sure to check out the other posts by feminist luminaries at Bush vs. Choice.)

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