Posts tagged "jessica valenti"
My documentary with the Media Education Foundation on The Purity Myth is coming out soon! Check out page nine in their latest catalog…
I am so excited to see how this documentary enlightens a larger audience than the book has been able to!
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The only way to battle shame is with pride; we have to be proud of the choices we make and stand behind them. We have to take the power out of sexual insults like ‘whore’ and ‘slut.’ There aren’t many feminists my age who don’t remember musician Kathleen Hanna — of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre fame — scrawling SLUT across her stomach as a way to reclaim the word. We need to do the same thing, not just with the word, but with the idea. There’s nothing wrong with having sex; don’t let anyone forget thatFull Frontal Feminism by Jessica Valenti (via goforthandagitate)
(via lipsredasroses)
feminist. sexual assault survivor.
queer. novice sexual health educator. rape crisis counselor. LGBT youth counselor. proponent of comprehensive sex ed.
supporter of kinks, fetishes and sexual exploration.
