Thinking Quotes by Jessica Valenti

I think feminism has always been global. I think there's feminism everywhere throughout the world.

— Jessica Valenti

I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be.

— Jessica Valenti

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think.

— Jessica Valenti

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

— Jessica Valenti

I think that almost all traditional institutions are sexist, and they're probably racist and homophobic, and they're all of these things. But…

— 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

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…

— Jessica Valenti

I don't find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension,…

— Jessica Valenti

I think motherhood has made issues all feel much more urgent than they did before. So it didn't necessarily change how I…

— 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 think that we're our own worst enemies in a lot of ways, especially when it comes to doing work where you're…

— Jessica Valenti

Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill…

— 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

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

— 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

Yes, the more successful you are—or the stronger, the more opinionated—the less you will be generally liked. All of a sudden people…

— Jessica Valenti

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

— 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

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When…

— 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

Lately, I'm thinking a lot about, in parenting and in my writing, how to create a language about sexism in a way…

— Jessica Valenti

There's going to be biological differences between the genders. There's going to be biological differences between two women or two men. There's…

— 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

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

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

— 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 think it's important to let kids be kids and be cautious about accelerated sexuality as pressure to mature too quickly. My…

— Jessica Valenti

I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that…

— Jessica Valenti

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

— Jessica Valenti

When it comes to people who are saying really extreme things online, we have the tendency to think that they are just…

— Jessica Valenti

I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to…

— Jessica Valenti

I think my biggest career mistake has been taking on too much. And I think this is kind of - I think…

— Jessica Valenti

Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to…

— Jessica Valenti

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…

— Jessica Valenti

I think it is effective when activists work from the margins, and I think that's the best way to go about it.…

— Jessica Valenti

I think the idea that feminism is dead is dangerous because it leads women and men to believe that (1) they don't…

— 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