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Jessica Valenti Quotes

The truth is that we don’t need everyone to like us; we need a few people to love us. Because what’s better than being roundly liked is being fully known - an impossibility both professionally and personally if you’re so busy being likable that you forget to be yourself Picture Quote #1

Whether it appears in a story about a man killing his girlfriend while calling her a whore or in trying to battle conservative claims that emergency contraception or the HPV vaccine will make girls promiscuous, the purity myth in America underlies more misogyny than most people would like to admit Picture Quote #1

When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite, believing that these critics would be so charmed by my professionalism that they would see the error of their misogynist ways and swiftly run out to read a bell hooks book. Ha! Picture Quote #1

I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to do with the work and where to go next Picture Quote #1

I think people resist feminism because they’re scared. I think for women, they’re scared of being picked on or of being called out Picture Quote #1

As a kid, I wasn’t sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who played at being a bride Picture Quote #1

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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

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

One of the difficult things, especially about blogging, is that you put all of your personal out there, into the political. And what’s been difficult, for me at least, is trying to keep some of the personal for myself Picture Quote #1

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 you have power Picture Quote #1

Wedding fever is one of the scariest diseases I have ever seen Picture Quote #1

Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason Picture Quote #1

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Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? Picture Quote #1

I’m really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right Picture Quote #1

If you’re fighting to limit other women’s rights, then you can’t really call yourself a feminist Picture Quote #1

I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women Picture Quote #1

I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn’t call myself a feminist until I took my first women’s studies class in college Picture Quote #1

I think people resist feminism because they’re scared. I think for women, they’re scared of being picked on or of being called out Picture Quote #1

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Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they’re doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that’s wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement Picture Quote #1

If you don’t identify as a feminist, you’re missing out on this whole community that’s out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support Picture Quote #1

I’m glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that it doesn’t really pay attention to the complexity and the nuance that is feminist thought Picture Quote #1

Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that’s not such a good thing Picture Quote #1

I think feminism is taking off. It’s just not visible in the way that we would like it to be Picture Quote #1

If you go to places like YouTube, it’s a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing Picture Quote #1

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Obviously Feministing is kind of a women’s space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don’t identify as women Picture Quote #1

I think feminism has always been global. I think there’s feminism everywhere throughout the world Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think Picture Quote #1

The biggest thinker that’s influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who’s a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also just because she’s a genius Picture Quote #1

I don’t find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension, or make it seem like there’s more generational tension than there actually is Picture Quote #1

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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 than being roundly liked is being fully known - an impossibility both professionally and personally if you’re so busy being likable that you forget to be yourself. (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Whether it appears in a story about a man killing his girlfriend while calling her a whore or in trying to battle conservative claims that emergency contraception or the HPV vaccine will make girls promiscuous, the purity myth in America underlies more misogyny than most people would like to admit (Jessica Valenti Quotes) When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite, believing that these critics would be so charmed by my professionalism that they would see the error of their misogynist ways and swiftly run out to read a bell hooks book. Ha! (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think the biggest obstacle I still have to overcome is myself, and just kind of struggling every day with what to do with the work and where to go next. (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think people resist feminism because they’re scared. I think for women, they’re scared of being picked on or of being called out. (Jessica Valenti Quotes) As a kid, I wasn’t sure that I would ever get married - I was not the kind of little girl who played at being a bride. (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) 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) One of the difficult things, especially about blogging, is that you put all of your personal out there, into the political. And what’s been difficult, for me at least, is trying to keep some of the personal for myself. (Jessica Valenti Quotes) 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 you have power (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Wedding fever is one of the scariest diseases I have ever seen (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Something I say a lot when it comes to anti-feminist stereotypes is that they exist for a reason (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Something you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I’m really aware of how feminism and feminist rhetoric has been appropriated by the right (Jessica Valenti Quotes) If you’re fighting to limit other women’s rights, then you can’t really call yourself a feminist (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I always go with the dictionary definition of feminism, which is just social, political and economic equality for women (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I grew up definitely a feminist, but I didn’t call myself a feminist until I took my first women’s studies class in college (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think people resist feminism because they’re scared. I think for women, they’re scared of being picked on or of being called out (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Whether people identify as feminists or not, if they’re doing work that furthers a feminist cause, I think that’s wonderful, like if it works for me, right, it works for the movement (Jessica Valenti Quotes) If you don’t identify as a feminist, you’re missing out on this whole community that’s out there that could really help you with your work, help you with your personal life, and just give you support (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I’m glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that it doesn’t really pay attention to the complexity and the nuance that is feminist thought (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that’s not such a good thing (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think feminism is taking off. It’s just not visible in the way that we would like it to be (Jessica Valenti Quotes) If you go to places like YouTube, it’s a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing (Jessica Valenti Quotes) Obviously Feministing is kind of a women’s space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don’t identify as women (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I think feminism has always been global. I think there’s feminism everywhere throughout the world (Jessica Valenti Quotes) 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 Quotes) I think that blogging and the Internet has completely changed feminism for ever, I think (Jessica Valenti Quotes) The biggest thinker that’s influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who’s a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also just because she’s a genius (Jessica Valenti Quotes) I don’t find the wave model very productive, because I think it kind of serves to fan the flames of generational tension, or make it seem like there’s more generational tension than there actually is (Jessica Valenti Quotes)

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