You Quotes by Jessica Valenti

8 You quotes by Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti shares eight incisive reflections on “You,” each underscoring empowerment and gender awareness. The snippets feel like a quick manifesto for self‑advocacy.

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Women are brought up to believe you are going to be the better parent and you know what's best. I don't think…

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There is no public space for women; the whole world is a prison where you have to be constantly aware at all…

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One of the difficult things, especially about blogging, is that you put all of your personal out there, into the political. And…

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

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When you ask most American parents why they want to have kids, it's to bring more joy into their lives. So, when…

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

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There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're…

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The truth is that we don't need everyone to like us; we need a few people to love us. Because what's better…

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“What is closer to the truth is that when confronted with the love you deserve, it is easier to mock it than accept it.”

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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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It used to be, if you wanted to have a strong, influential voice in the feminist movement, you really needed to be part of…

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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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