Inspiration for Blogging/ making connections

Inspiration to Blog

In my Youth Subcultures, Popular Culture, and Nonformal Education course, I read the article
Resisting the Spectacle of Pride: Queer Indian Bloggers as Interpretive Communities Written By
Rahul Mitra. The article is about the community created by the blogs of Indian men who are homosexual. The article was about the study of the communities created by bloggers "...Internet users go beyond mere audience demographics to form a ‘‘virtual community’’ (Lindlof & Shatzer, 1998), so that the bonds of community formation and their interpretations/representations must also be examined. The present study looks into ‘‘communities in cyberspace’’ (Smith & Kollock, 1999) to understand not only how these communities may form, but also how they may operate and sustain themselves" (Mitra, 2010). The study found that the use of blogs created a community among users of the blog. This article inspired me to create a blog for this project in order to connect to the community created by the subculture of women who had miscarriages. The subculture creates a connection between myself and other women; however, the use of blogging creates an even stronger bond and community.

Miscarriage Community

Most women who have suffered from a miscarriage feel completely alone and confused. Although there are resources out there, many find it hard to take the initial step to seek help. I like many women have found inspiration from other women on the internet particularly through the use of blogging. The subculture of miscarriages automatically creates a community of understanding and empathy; however, many women need more than the percentage that they are involved in, they need a real connection and a way to talk about their feelings. As stated on the MedHelp Miscarriages Community forum (2013) "Most of us in this community have experienced a miscarriage. That has helped this community to provide understanding and compassion to anyone who comes along. This is a safe forum where opinions may be heard and not judged. We always welcome new posts and new friends. I hope your experience in this community will be a great one. Please feel free to join everyone is welcome!"

There is a community created by miscarriages and rather than falling to the views and pressure of the dominant culture we should embrace this community and feel free to talk to one another.