Mean Quotes by Jessica Valenti

8 Mean quotes by Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti writes with a sharp feminist focus. This brief set of eight reflections on the mean captures her incisive, empowering tone, offering a concise, relevant look at her take on moderation.

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People aren't comfortable thinking of women as people. Like we're not people, we're women, and that means something completely different, especially when…

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Present-day American society-whether through pop culture, religion, or institutions-conflates sexuality and morality constantly. Idolizing virginity as a stand-in for women’s morality means…

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When women's sexuality is imagined to be passive or "dirty," it also means that men's sexuality is automatically positioned as aggressive and…

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Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common…

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I've been thinking a lot about Lady Gaga and what she means for feminism. I think - I find her completely fascinating,…

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Wanting to be liked means being a supporting character in your own life, using the cues of the actors around you to…

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If your husband is cheating on you, it doesn't mean that you need to get prettier -- it means he's a scumbag.

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I think that online harassment has become so ubiquitous on the Internet that a lot of women do feel safer, whatever that…

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

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The implications of likability are long-lasting and serious. Women adjust their behavior to be likable and as a result have less power in the…

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I think I was in high school, actually, and it was a guidance counselor or someone said, you know, you're just too loud; like…

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The only purpose of an engagement ring is to show you 'belong' to someone, and your man makes bank.

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

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Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is…

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I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that's happening in America. I think the problem is - the way it's…

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

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“I’m talking about the soul-crushing drudgery of day-to-day parenthood that we’re too embarrassed to talk about. The boredom, the stress, the nagging dissatisfaction, and…

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