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October 23, 2012 | 377 notes

Not surprisingly, Pinterest users have fought back against criticisms of the site, and rightly so: Telling women what they should be interested in and doing online is patronizing and counterproductive. Is being girly still such a bad thing in our culture? Why are wedding dresses and cupcake recipes any more frivolous than cat photos and rage-face memes? There’s an obvious double standard at work in criticisms of the site. If there’s a problem with Pinterest, it’s this: Pinterest is perceived as the women’s space online to the general exclusion of other spaces. The media and popular culture are now painting it as a pink ghetto that defines what women are passionate about and how they behave online. It’s not a problem that a lot of women love pinning content about fashion and home decor on Pinterest, but it is a problem if a Pinterest stereotype ends up standing in for all women on the web.

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An interesting take on the issue (and we wouldn’t mind commissioning a comment piece about the topic. Ideas? Pitch to us: cif.editors@guardian.co.uk) - Jessica

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