Top Twitter Moms of 2011
After spending part of 2007 watching everyone "do" this new "tweeting thingy," I logged on as @ToThink in early 2008. And I became a pure Twitter lover, valuing relationships, engagement, sharing, and - yes - information and brand involvement. In my attempt to view it all from the standpoint of value, influence, and epic-ness...well, something happened I didn't quite expect: I became more and more proud of not only how moms are using Twitter, but how we're building businesses (even careers!) with it and have become basically unstoppable. I wanted to high-five (even if that's dorky) every last one of us. Read More »
This year we've given 2010's Top 50 Twitter Moms somewhat of an "emeritus" status. You won't find any of them on this list. Why? Not because they've lost influence or aren't just as amazing - they still are. We just decided to spread the love this year and share even more influential moms, who you may or may not already know.
Of course, many didn't make this list simply because there are so many mothers on Twitter doing their thing and being awesome. So if we missed her, be sure to nominate your favorite Twitter mom here! The Top 50 are ranked by amount of followers, so consider them the entirety of The Awesome, and check out the individual categories for a more specific ranking. Congrats to everyone! - Arianne Segerman
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@FeministBreeder 
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The Who, What, Why?
This twitter happy mom is all about natural birth, breast is best, and all the good things that come well, naturally. Don’t try to tell her that feminism and motherhood don’t mix, because she will smack you with her 4.0 pre-law GPA (yes, that’s in her bio too). This mom’s life is The Glass Castle revisited, and I would be remiss if I didn’t mention her rock star pedigree (she was a member of Veruca Salt among others). She’s cool, controversial and unflinchingly followable!
Best Tweet:
I’m going to start making a list of hospitals in the area where I’d rather birth in the parking lot than inside…
um – ya – controversial – I’d go with that……
Does “controversial” include an unwillingness to admit a mistake and take responsibility for it? http://networkedblogs.com/7mONQ
don’t even get me started on that woman…. she’ll do anything to make herself flawless because she’s not human… she’s God. right-o.
She’s a disgusting excuse for a “feminist”. She only supports women with similar views as her own, and verbally attacks anyone who disagrees. She has no compassion or empathy for anyone who does not share her experiences or convictions. My advice is to stay the heck away from her.
I see that the people who came to attack me insist on doing so anonymously. Classy.
hahaha you people are funny. thanks tfb for being a voice for the women who are birthraped everyday, cut open unnecessarily everyday and told it was all in their best interests.
It amazes me that people can be so critical so long as they can hid behind the tag “anonymous” Sad. Very, very sa and even pathetic.
Yes, Gina has a lot to say that will piss off some but at least she is honest and you know where you stand with her. You never have to guess. I love her willingness to be so transparent before the entire wolrd!
I am surprised at the content of the criticism here! This is a blogger who is inspired/motivated by her own experiences which are self described as mistakes, hardly because she has a god complex or won’t admit a mistake. And it infuriates me when women claim to have the sole and specific criteria of what a “feminist” is as grounds to criticize others for not being feminists. Everyone is entitled to their opinion of The Feminist Breeder, and she is not for everyone, but what I read here does not match up with what I have read on her blog. Maybe some of her naysayers should have another, more careful look at this blog in order to formulate a constructive criticism.
Wow, a new slew of comments!! What prompted this? Surely not coincidence. Sick ‘em, breeder fans! Here we go again….
Is it classy to erase all records when you are called out about ANYTHING? I think its pretty sick that you are a doula and expect to be supportive to women when you talk about your own pregnancy like a disease and you were rethinking getting pregnant in the first place. (abortion I guess??)
“Anonymous Sep 12, 3:39 PM
She’s a disgusting excuse for a “feminist”. She only supports women with similar views as her own, and verbally attacks anyone who disagrees. She has no compassion or empathy for anyone who does not share her experiences or convictions. My advice is to stay the heck away from her.”
I totally agree – I dared to disagree with the article on birth rape she put up on her facebook page and was attacked by her even after I asked for compassion. She only uses her voice for women that meet her specific criteria, not all women.
I wonder how her recent antics have affected business? Most people in her entrepreneurial position would be wise to zip it already.
do these anonymous (cowardly) posters actually know what feminism is? i think not. feministbreeder keeps it real, and is bluntly honest; some people just can’t handle the truth.
Gina is a voice of the feminist mother. There are far more of us out here than most folks realize and I’m thrilled that she’s a voice out there making the world more aware that we even exist.
From my observations, much of the controversy that surrounds her isn’t even her doing, but rather, other people’s reactions to her. Within the mothering community, some take issue with her political stance. Within the feminist community, some take issue with the fact that she’s a wife and mother.
If you don’t like her, don’t follow her. It’s pretty simple.
Funny how she hates all the anonymous comments, yet when my blog was subject to attack by her minions – each and every comment from her blind followers was “anonymous” – How ironic!!
“Anonymous Oct 4, 1:29 PM
Is it classy to erase all records when you are called out about ANYTHING?”
Lo and behold told all my posts on the birth rape post are gone as well as her posts to me proving what you wrote here. For whatever reason she didn’t delete all of the comments to my posts from other women so its really obvious. Look at the comment count – 35 – then count how many comments are actually shown on the page. Classy classy woman.
Hi. I’m Gina and I have a blog about feminism and birthing. But be careful. If you don’t agree with me I’ll chew you up and spit you out. I’ll expose people for their faults (you know like not agreeing with ME) and when people see that I’m actually being a cruel individual, I’ll delete everything I ever posted and pretend like it never happened in the first place. I especially enjoy targeting mothers of dead babies and rape victims. Lets chat.
She’s a disgusting excuse for a “feminist”. She only supports women with similar views as her own, and verbally attacks anyone who disagrees. If women in the 60′s had her as a role model, all women would still be barefoot and pregnant and totally reliant on men. She’s a far cry from “real and honest”, and has no clue how to handle those who disagree with her. And that was NOT said anonymously!
She’s a disgusting excuse for a “feminist”. She only supports women with similar views as her own, and verbally attacks anyone who disagrees. If women in the 60′s had her as a role model, all women would still be barefoot and pregnant and totally reliant on men. She’s a far cry from “real and honest”, and has no clue how to handle those who disagree with her. And that was NOT said anonymously!
All the complainers here seem to forget the main point…… none of your opinions, comments, ideas, or arguments matter. You. Don’t. Matter. Why? because it is a blog. It is the writer’s forum. She has every right to moderate HER blog anyway she pleases. And if you don’t like that, tough shit. Get over it. Write your own blog so you can find that feeling of importance you desire. I understand the purpose of TFB’s blog….it is HER arena to share HER ideas and findings to the audience that chooses to read HER words. She writes for herself and anyone else with similar views. It couldn’t be more obvious that this blog is for people that share her point of view. So if you are making an effort to visit a blog you don’t agree with then proceed to make a comment to argue what you’ve read, then you are the one initiating the conflict.
….and that’s my opinion which really doesn’t matter.
I think Dave’s got a crush.
“Hi. I’m Gina and I have a blog about feminism and birthing. But be careful. If you don’t agree with me I’ll chew you up and spit you out. I’ll expose people for their faults (you know like not agreeing with ME) and when people see that I’m actually being a cruel individual, I’ll delete everything I ever posted and pretend like it never happened in the first place. I especially enjoy targeting mothers of dead babies and rape victims. Lets chat.”
Ouch
For crying out loud you can disagree with someone without leaving hateful nasty personal comments about them. For God’s sake at least she actually cares about something and is trying to make a difference. I don’t agree with everything she says but at least TFB has a soul and cares… and even if she didn’t, quit with the nastiness already, its like being back in highschool. I’m not into personally attacking someone til they feel so shit about themselves they want to die- women are good enough at doing that to themselves. If you don’t have anything nice to say then keep your flaps shut.
Dave wow you are really enlightened. Good for you! However you seem to have missed one main point. Our opinions DO matter! Because guess what? If not for her readers TFB would be nothing. No advertisers, no free crap, nothing and that includes those who do not agree with every word that she pens. The Feminist Breeder has put herself out there for public consumption. If she cant handle criticism perhaps she should stick with publishing her blog to family members who will only give her positive feedback. I LOVED most of her blog until I saw the way she treats people who disagree with her – including her own children! She DOES in fact portray her pregnancy as if it were a disease which doesnt fit with the image she tries to portray. She does treat women well who fit her criteria and shits on others. I dont have to agree someone who has such a hateful mindset and who sends mixed messages. Since she has put herself out in the open I have the right to post MY opinions about HER and HER blog!
Mema I agree with the personal attacks being out of order but please go and follow TFB on facebook and wait for someone to post their own opinion not just regurgitate TFBs own opinion back at her which is the only acceptable comment to her and then maybe youll understand why people have such nice things to say about Gina. Gina doesnt give a rats ass about her readers, she cares about having her own thoughts validated without question.
I wonder if we were all in the same room if we would be so quick to judge. I think what we all have forgotten is that The Feminist Breeder is first and foremost a MOTHER, WIFE, DAUGHTER, HUMAN BEING with feelings and ideas all her own. Who are we to judge? These comments sound more like a playground fight than adults having a discussion. If you don’t agree with something she writes then calmly and intelligently point it out and leave personal complaints out of it if you want a response. Lets act like adults!
Hey Gina, are you a certified doula?
Although it was not my intention, I anonymously left a less than positive comment about TFB here. (I assumed the system would ask for more info when I hit “add comment”, but it didn’t.) I have, however left numerous comments on Gina’s blog and on her FB page using my full name and identity. Most often I’ve agreed with Gina’s POV. A couple of times I did not, and even though I offered my comments respectfully and without malice, they were promptly deleted and the issue at hand was swept under the rug. My goal in all but one instance was to open a discussion, to offer another POV – and yet I was deleted. The final instance, in which I did not mince words, hit way to close to home for me and I felt very angry about it – yet even then my comments were not anonymous. Of course in that instance too I was deleted which I knew by then to expect. I was more concerned that Gina almost certainly learned nothing from the incident. Not that my comments should have meant anything to her, but I’m sure they were not alone in the trash bin, and the aggregate should have made an impression.
I have seen what Gina’s followers have done to other women – other mothers – and I’m not willing to set myself up for that kind of attack. So, although I have spoken the truth, I will continue to protect my identity here.
Gina is indeed a very passionate woman, and I admire that in her. In fact, I share many of Gina’s views about pregnancy, birth and empowering women. But, in my opinion, making the leap from passion to advocacy, especially on the scale Gina seems to aspire to, requires an extraordinary degree of integrity. I have been very troubled by the way Gina conducts herself online, especially in regards to those you disagree with her. None of this would matter to me at all except that Gina is speaking out about issues that are very close to my heart. As “The Others” in the birth debate, we have to hold ourselves to very high standards to be taken seriously and to earn respect. This seems to be a potential growth area for Gina, and a challenge I dearly hope she chooses to take on.
I would also like Gina to know this: she is absolutely right – NO MOTHER should ever, EVER be attacked, online or otherwise, while she is grieving the death of her child. The irony of Gina’s most recent series of FB posts on this issue is both baffling and astonishing to me.
For what it is worth, I’d like to suggest a personal growth exercise to TFB. Every time you make reference in public to how awesome you are – be it mentioning an award you’ve won or how many fans you have – follow it up by commenting about something you feel you could stand to do better – some change you could make in yourself that you think would help you be a better person. You might find it refreshing.
If Gina Crosley-Corcoran and her followers are considered feminists, I want a sex-change operation because there’s no hope for women. TFB is a notorious bully, someone who takes the words of people who even remotely disagree with her, twist them around, then posts her lies like a damsel in distress, and then encourages her legions of bullies to belittle, mock, call names, and physically threaten, all while blocking these folks so they can’t even defend themselves. She is the most fragile person I’ve ever encountered on the internet, the very antithesis of a true feminist, who is strong enough to accept criticism, examine her beliefs, and defend them without personally threatening people and encouraging others to threaten their safety, using demeaning fighting words like f***tard. That you give her any attention only feeds the dangerous levels of hate that is this woman’s blog and facebook page.
Seriously, Babble…this woman openly admits to calling her children assholes every day. http://www.hs.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=393269773020 Makes you wonder what else she says and does that she doesn’t talk about openly. About the only good thing I can say about her is that she’s got the “breeder” part down pat–no sane person would insult mothers by calling her one.