The Purity Myth
How America's Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women
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Jessica Valenti
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The United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. In The Purity Myth Jessica Valenti argues that the country’s intense focus on chastity is damaging to young women. Through in-depth cultural and social analysis, Valenti reveals that powerful messaging on both extremes ranging from abstinence curriculum to Girls Gone Wild infomercials place a young woman’s worth entirely on her sexuality. Morals are therefore linked purely to sexual behavior, rather than values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. Valenti sheds light on the value and hypocrisy around the notion that girls remain virgin until they're married by putting into context the historical question of purity, modern abstinence-only education, pornography, and public punishments for those who dare to have sex. The Purity Myth presents a revolutionary argument that girls and women are overly valued for their sexuality, as well as solutions for a future without a damaging emphasis on virginity.
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By: Michael Kimmel
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90s Bitch
- Media, Culture, and the Failed Promise of Gender Equality
- By: Allison Yarrow
- Narrated by: Allison Yarrow
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To understand how we got here, we have rewind the VHS tape. 90s Bitch tells the real story of women and girls in the 1990s, exploring how they were maligned by the media, vilified by popular culture, and objectified in the marketplace. Trailblazing women like Hillary Clinton, Anita Hill, Marcia Clark, and Roseanne Barr were undermined. Newsmakers like Monica Lewinsky, Tonya Harding, and Lorena Bobbitt were shamed and misunderstood. The advent of the 24-hour news cycle reinforced society's deeply entrenched sexism.
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A surprising look back
- By Laura on 02-05-24
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Galileo's Middle Finger
- Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in Science
- By: Alice Dreger
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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A powerful defense of intellectual freedom told through the ordeals of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and medical activist.
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Engrossing but...
- By Lilly F. on 12-30-20
By: Alice Dreger
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Feminism and Pop Culture
- Seal Studies
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- Narrated by: Angela Reed
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Whether or not we like to admit it, pop culture is a lens through which we alternately view and shape the world around us. When it comes to feminism, pop culture aids us in translating feminist philosophies, issues, and concepts into everyday language, making them relevant and relatable. In Feminism and Pop Culture, author and cofounder of Bitch magazine Andi Zeisler traces the impact of feminism on pop culture (and vice versa) from the 1940s to the present and beyond.
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Really needs an update
- By Lori Grossman on 04-05-18
By: Andi Zeisler
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The Unholy Trinity
- Blocking the Left's Assault on Life, Marriage, and Gender
- By: Matt Walsh
- Narrated by: Rand Archer
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This highly anticipated debut from Matt Walsh of The Blaze demands that conservative voters make a last stand and fight for the moral center of America. The Trump presidency and Republican Congress provides an urgent opportunity to stop the Left's value-bending march to destroy the culture of our country. Republican control of the presidency, senate, and House of Representatives for the next two years is a precious - and fleeting - gift to conservatives.
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An excellent read
- By Don Huslage on 12-18-19
By: Matt Walsh
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Men Explain Things to Me
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In Men Explain Things to Me, Rebecca Solnit takes on the conversations between men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don't. The ultimate problem, she shows in her comic, scathing essay, is female self-doubt and the silencing of women. Rebecca Solnit is the author of fourteen books about civil society, popular power, uprisings, art, environment, place, pleasure, politics, hope, and memory, most recently The Faraway Nearby, a book on empathy and storytelling.
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Great read - horrible performance
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By: Rebecca Solnit
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Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is misogyny, exactly? Who deserves to be called a misogynist? How does misogyny contrast with sexism, and why is it prone to persist - or increase - even when sexist gender roles are waning? This book is an exploration of misogyny in public life and politics by the moral philosopher Kate Manne. It argues that misogyny should not be understood primarily in terms of the hatred or hostility some men feel toward all or most women. Rather, it's primarily about controlling, policing, punishing, and exiling the "bad" women.
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Five Star Book w/bad Narration
- By Cherrybomb on 02-08-19
By: Kate Manne
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Forget "Having It All"
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In Forget "Having It All", Westervelt traces the roots of our modern expectations of mothers and motherhood back to extremist ideas held by the first Puritans who attempted to colonize America and examines how those ideals shifted - or didn't - through every generation since.
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A Thorough and Well-Researched Book on The "Mom Predicament"
- By Merle B on 04-10-19
By: Amy Westervelt
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All the Single Ladies
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In a provocative, groundbreaking work, National Magazine Award finalist Rebecca Traister, "the most brilliant voice on feminism in this country" (Anne Lamott), traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.
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Excellent book, destroyed by narration
- By Theresa Holleran on 03-06-16
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Bad Sex
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At thirty-two years old, everything in Nona Willis Aronowitz’s life, and in America, was in disarray. Her marriage was falling apart. Her nuclear family was slipping away. Her heart and libido were both in overdrive. Embroiled in an era of fear, reckoning, and reimagining, her assumptions of what “sexual liberation” meant were suddenly up for debate.
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I was born in the 50s, sexually active in the mid 70s
- By Pixel on 08-22-22
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The Silencing
- How the Left Is Killing Free Speech
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Life-long liberal Kirsten Powers blasts the Left's forced march towards conformity in an exposé of the illiberal war on free speech. No longer champions of tolerance and free speech, the "illiberal Left" now viciously attacks and silences anyone with alternative points of view. Powers asks, "Whatever happened to free speech in America?"
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Audible censors fantastic book on free speech
- By Steven on 06-07-15
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An Inconvenient Book
- Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems (Unabridged)
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The world is a mess. It seems that everywhere listeners turn, there's another problem. What is needed now are solutions. If only there was a man who could simplify things, cut through the rhetoric, and fix everything. Then, if he was just able to put all of that insight into something that people could buy...in a store and online...man, that would great. Wait a minute!
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Waste of Time and Money
- By Crystal on 04-11-09
By: Glenn Beck
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- Misty G.
- 05-23-23
An amazing listen!
It was surprisingly funny and witty and very in depth. It was refreshing and engaging all the way through
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- 04-22-16
BRAVO! Logical and engaging!
Excellent book! Valentin explores how the virgin ideal has served as a foundation for policymaking, medical decisions, cultural norms, etc. Acting like an analytical sledgehammer, Valenti points out myriad logical inconsistencies in any argument that uses purity as its anchor. I found one of the most interesting and memorable arguments was that we only protect women we deem pure. If a woman is seen as less than pure, it's easier to imagine she deserved any bad treatment. This argument is particularly wonderful when she addresses purity and women of color.
IMO, she stumbled a little bit with the porn arguments. But, I have yet to read an author who hasn't. Trying to make a porn argument, from any angle, is like walking through a mine field. Where is the line between empowerment and oppression and objectification? It's not always easy to tell. despite some floundering in this area, Valenti actually brings up some excellent points and contributes to asking some very important questions about how porn may or may not affect women in all facets of society.
Valentin does an excellent job of questioning when we perceive that a woman has agency (she should know better than to walk alone at night or dress in a way that shows too much skin) or lacks agency (a woman is obviously not smart enough to have been thoughtful enough about a life changing unwanted pregnancy).
My favorite thing is how this author boils down arguments to very simple terms. The main message seems to be:
1. The purity myth ensures that women are treated like children, but children you can have sex with.
2. Power is not 'pure', so women shouldn't have it.
Excellent and on point! I highly recommend this book. Ended up being a page turner and educational at the same time.
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- Tim
- 03-31-15
Brief, but comprehensive
An excellent and quite quick review of the well-funded modern resurgence of traditional gender roles.
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- Donovan O'leary
- 01-27-21
loved it
Absolutely amazing. Jessica Valenti is spot on in her writing. I'll be reading Full Frontal Feminism next.
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- Brittany
- 02-17-23
It’s a must read!
If you are a woman or have a woman in your life that you care about you need to read this. Especially now.
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- Jeremy
- 07-22-15
Good read
Really enjoyed this one. Would love to see another to see what/if anything has changed since this was written.
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- Becca
- 11-27-17
Eye opening
I only listened to 3 chapters before knowing I wanted to share this book with more people. It is a must read. I had to read this book for school, but it was so easy to listen to and so easy to love. This reader is amazing and so easy to listen to. I absolutely loved this and will listen to it again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-17
excellent and well argued points
Valenti puts together and iron clad argument on how the idea of female purity is hurting women on many different levels. Her connections between virginity, porn, reproductive Rights, and sexual violence are strongly supported, and logical. my only complaints are that, if you are already in this sphere, none of the information feels new, and at times the book seems redundant.
I would give this book to someone who'd never given these things much thought, as it is a fantastic introduction to the issues at hand.
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- Katherine Price
- 08-08-17
Second time we better than the first!
This book is essential for anyone trying to understand how misogyny effects the United States. Valenti talks comprehensively about the effects of purity obsession, the myth of virginity & how the two play out in our politics. Truly stomach churning ideas that society as a whole needs to rail against.
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- Alisha
- 08-18-20
This book is a necessity for younger women especially
I’m so glad someone is finally talking about the obsession with virginity and women’s sexuality. I learned so much. I am so grateful for this book. This book is a must-read especially for religious/conservative young women, who I think have virginity forced on them more.
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