Feminist Quotes by Jessica Valenti

Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.

— Jessica Valenti

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason.

— Jessica Valenti

Men take what women make and claim it as their own.Men don’t love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to hurt a…

— Jessica Valenti

I'm really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right.

— Jessica Valenti

If you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

— Jessica Valenti

I do think that more people are feminists than they realize.

— Jessica Valenti

You come to a point where you give up on holding yourself to a perfect feminist ideal — it just feels stifling.

— Jessica Valenti

In 2008, I was one of the young feminist whippersnappers who voted for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries…

— Jessica Valenti

I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really amazing thing.

— Jessica Valenti

It's not always easy being a full-time feminist - especially as a young woman - when you're constantly being told that what…

— Jessica Valenti

The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also…

— Jessica Valenti

Bra-burning never happened. It was completely made up by the media. A couple of women protesting a Miss America pageant threw some…

— Jessica Valenti

I'm glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that…

— Jessica Valenti

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if…

— Jessica Valenti

I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don't want to call myself a feminist because I don't want…

— Jessica Valenti

I think people resist feminism because they're scared. I think for women, they're scared of being picked on or of being called…

— Jessica Valenti

As I grew up and began identifying myself as a feminist, there were plenty of issues that continued to make me question…

— Jessica Valenti

I think anyone who wants the social, political and economic equality for women can call themselves a feminist. It does get trickier,…

— Jessica Valenti

I saw an article where the manager of the Pussycat Dolls, which is kind of this like striptease band, girl band, said,…

— Jessica Valenti

I think the biggest hurdle American feminists have in terms of taking a more global approach is that too often when you…

— Jessica Valenti

“Do you think it is fair that guy will make more money doing the same job as you? Does it piss you…

— Jessica Valenti

There's no benefit to saying that you're a feminist. But you do kind of get a nice patriarchal pat on the head…

— Jessica Valenti

People ask me a lot, 'Well, can you be pro-life and be feminist? Can you be conservative and be feminist?' And I…

— Jessica Valenti

It just struck me as really odd that there were all of these conversations going on about what young women were up…

— Jessica Valenti

There was no real strategic decision about editorial tone. It was kind of a write whatever you want to write, and we'll…

— Jessica Valenti

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world. I think, though, for Western feminism and…

— Jessica Valenti

I know I certainly wouldn't be writing books if it hadn't been for the feminist blogosphere, and I think that's a really…

— Jessica Valenti

I remember at the time - right before we started Feministing.com - doing a Google search for the term "young feminism" and…

— Jessica Valenti

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now,…

— Jessica Valenti

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason. The stereotypes of feminists…

— Jessica Valenti

Young women know that something is off; they know that the world is a messed-up place. They know that the world is…

— Jessica Valenti

I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn't call myself a feminist until I took my first women's studies class in…

— Jessica Valenti

I think we get into very dangerous territory when we start to define who can and cannot be a feminist. It's such…

— Jessica Valenti

I kind of love that there's not really a feminist canon; or maybe there is, but it's being changed, that it's a…

— Jessica Valenti

If you don't identify as a feminist, you're missing out on this whole community that's out there that could really help you…

— Jessica Valenti

One of the things I really like about doing work online, and the thing I like about the work I'm doing now,…

— Jessica Valenti

Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they're doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that's wonderful, like if…

— Jessica Valenti

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think. You know, it used to be, 10…

— Jessica Valenti

What bothers me the most about the way that people appropriate feminist language is that they are the same people who are…

— Jessica Valenti

When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in…

— Jessica Valenti