“The day you were born, the world had a choice about what to teach you about your body. It could have taught you to live with confidence and joy inside your body. It could have taught you that your body… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share
“I wrote it because I am done living in a world where women are lied to about their bodies; where women are objects of sexual desire but not subjects of sexual pleasure; where sex is used as a weapon against women; and where women believe their bodies are broken, simply because those bodies are not male. And I am done… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share
“When you can see your body as it is, rather than what culture proclaims it to Mean, then you experience how much easier it… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share Image
“What turns us on (or off) is learned from culture, in much the same way children learn vocabulary and accents from culture.” — Emily Nagoski Copy Share Image
“The day you were born, the world had a choice about what to teach you about your body. It could have taught you to live with confidence and joy inside your body. It could have taught you that your body and your sexuality are beautiful gifts. But instead, the world taught you to feel critical of and dissatisfied with your… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share
“Not being assaulted is not a privilege to be earned through the judicious application of personal safety strategies. A woman should be able to… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share Image
“At the same time that I was marketing myself as a sexual product, in accordance with my instruction by women’s magazines, romance novels, and… — Emily Nagoski Copy Share Image