"Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental……" — Jessica Valenti
"Given the reality of unintended parenthood and parental unhappiness, one would think that women and men who make the decision not to have children - who are deliberate and thoughtful about the choice to bring another person into the world - would be seen as less selfish than those who unthinkingly have children. Yet the stigma remains."
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Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the…
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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…
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Men in their hearts hate women. It doesn’t matter how much we love them. They hate us”
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Men take what women make and claim it as their own.Men don’t love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to…
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My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible.
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You come to a point where you give up on holding yourself to a perfect feminist ideal — it just…
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