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Jessica Valenti Quotes

The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough Picture Quote #1

At the end of the day, though, the entire basis for consent laws doesn’t make sense. We’re not old enough to decide if we don’t want a baby, but we are old enough to have one? Picture Quote #1

Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young women won’t have sex, but rather that they’ll have it without pleasure Picture Quote #1

Making women the sexual gatekeepers and telling men they just can’t help themselves not only drives home the point that women’s sexuality is unnatural, but also sets up a disturbing dynamic in which women are expected to be responsible for men’s sexual behavior Picture Quote #1

Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them Picture Quote #1

It’s time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they’re sexually active Picture Quote #1

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My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible Picture Quote #1

Feminism isn’t simply about being a woman in a position of power. It’s battling systemic inequities; it’s a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged Picture Quote #1

You’re not too fat. You’re not too loud. You’re not too smart. You’re not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you Picture Quote #1

Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children Picture Quote #1

It’s become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used Picture Quote #1

If feminism wasn’t powerful, if feminism wasn’t influential, people wouldn’t spend so much time putting it down Picture Quote #1

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I think virginity is fine, just as I think having sex is fine. I don’t really care what women do sexually, and neither should you. In fact, that’s the point. I believe that a young woman’s decision to have sex, or not, shouldn’t impact how she’s seen as a moral actor Picture Quote #1

My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers and are barely ever separated. They even work together. As a result, I have always thought of marriage as involving the loss of a certain amount of autonomy Picture Quote #1

I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they’re playing, and they’re teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer job was being a preschool teacher. I loved it, and after that experience, I said I can’t wait to put my kid in day care because I could see how much they loved it Picture Quote #1

And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I’m betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own Picture Quote #1

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The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough (Jessica Valenti Quotes) At the end of the day, though, the entire basis for consent laws doesn’t make sense. We’re not old enough to decide if we don’t want a baby, but we are old enough to have one? (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Sex for pleasure, for fun, or even for building relationships is completely absent from our national conversation. Yet taking the joy out of sexuality is a surefire way to ensure not that young women won’t have sex, but rather that they’ll have it without pleasure (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Making women the sexual gatekeepers and telling men they just can’t help themselves not only drives home the point that women’s sexuality is unnatural, but also sets up a disturbing dynamic in which women are expected to be responsible for men’s sexual behavior (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Now, should we treat women as independent agents, responsible for themselves? Of course. But being responsible has nothing to do with being raped. Women don’t get raped because they were drinking or took drugs. Women do not get raped because they weren’t careful enough. Women get raped because someone raped them (Jessica Valenti Quotes) It’s time to teach our daughters that their ability to be good people depends on their being good people, not on whether or not they’re sexually active (Jessica Valenti Quotes) My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Feminism isn’t simply about being a woman in a position of power. It’s battling systemic inequities; it’s a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism and classism exist and interconnect, and that they should be consistently challenged (Jessica Valenti Quotes) You’re not too fat. You’re not too loud. You’re not too smart. You’re not unladylike. There is nothing wrong with you (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Once you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children (Jessica Valenti Quotes) It’s become impossible to enjoy most quality television shows because the hurt or endangered women device is so frequently used (Jessica Valenti Quotes) If feminism wasn’t powerful, if feminism wasn’t influential, people wouldn’t spend so much time putting it down (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think virginity is fine, just as I think having sex is fine. I don’t really care what women do sexually, and neither should you. In fact, that’s the point. I believe that a young woman’s decision to have sex, or not, shouldn’t impact how she’s seen as a moral actor (Jessica Valenti Quotes) My parents have a wonderful marriage, but they have been together since my mother was 12, married when they were just teenagers and are barely ever separated. They even work together. As a result, I have always thought of marriage as involving the loss of a certain amount of autonomy (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they’re playing, and they’re teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer job was being a preschool teacher. I loved it, and after that experience, I said I can’t wait to put my kid in day care because I could see how much they loved it (Jessica Valenti Quotes) And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I’m betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own (Jessica Valenti Quotes)

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