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more about #purity hollygirl: Thanks, this was a great discussion! more » nacho_supreme: I found this really interesting and want to read the book now! It's funny though, as a product of lifelong Catholic education, I took solace in the ab... more » CherriSpryte: Having just written a paper partly about FGM, I'd like to point out that this topic gets increasingly pervasive and dangerous (not to mention fatal) i... more » Flackette Goes Retro: And what is with viewing the father as a temporary husband/guardian of the hymen figure? If that ain't patriarchy, I don't know what is. Moms are neve... more » bluebears: Thanks for this interview Anna! I love Jessica V and I can't wait to read this book. more » ShinyMcShine: So, I am going to say something inflammatory here, but I can't help myself because I'm pissed. For all those who wonder why there's so much anti-relig... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I went to a wedding last summer during which the presiding clergyman announced to the entire congregation that the couple had "kept their relationship... more » jurisenpai: I stayed a virgin way longer (25) than any of my friends, so I may have a skewed vision of the importance of purity. I mostly chose not to have random... more » la.donna.pietra: A rather disturbing note on the women of color as virgins topic: my mom told me that when she was growing up (as a very white girl in a very segregat... more » eleven: I knew a guy once who was a virgin until marriage. He literally could not wait to get married. Finally did so in his early 20's. I have no idea how th... more » mbot says Spock yeah!: Instead of "Virgins are hot" tee shirts, how about something like this: more » mbot says Spock yeah!: One of my friends in high school was given a purity ring on her 16th birthday, to be worn on her wedding finger until replaced with an engagement ring... more » J.D.Regent: I actually know quite a few virgins (like chosen virgins, political virgins if you will) in their late twenties who are women of color. A few men of ... more » sumerfish: The whole "waiting til marriage" thing has always struck me as another way of putting a price on virginity. Sure, as a loose concept (wait til you fin... more » checkyaself: Am I the only one who finds this not so amusing? "One last thing. Am I sick for giggling maniacally and thinking "impure" thoughts after reading the p... more » shorty63136: I do understand the ANCIENT reason for valuing one's chastity. In the days before DNA testing, where all a man had was his land and personal possessio... more » kungfutoday: At the risk of always playing devil's advocate, from this interview, I think the book only focuses on the extremes in order to make a point. Not every... more » Whiskey and Popcorn: This may or may not have been mentioned- haven't got the book, but the implication is given that if you wait for sex it will be enjoyable, automatical... more » andBegorrah: THREE other books? My third-wave reading of Andrew Marvell was right: hymens really do induce writer's block. more » badmutha: Heh, heh, I thought purity balls were things that you inserted to work your vag and make it tighter. Clearly the purity police never infiltrated my life. more » -
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The Purity Myth's Jessica Valenti Talks Virginity, Weddings & Miss California
Jessica Valenti's newest book, The Purity Myth, was released last month. Unfortunately, it took us until this week to get around to giving it the attention it deserves.
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