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Jessica commented on the blog post I’m not getting over it: a personal reflection on rape culture 3 months, 1 week ago · View
Just a quick correction – that quote isn’t mine. I reblogged it on Tumblr; the original is here.
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Jessica commented on the blog post “Do you think I’d be sitting here if they were called Empowerment Walks?” 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Not offended at all! And totally agree on all points.
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Jessica commented on the blog post “Do you think I’d be sitting here if they were called Empowerment Walks?” 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Judging from the name of the show, I’m assuming it wasn’t a flattering name drop?
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Jessica commented on the blog post “Do you think I’d be sitting here if they were called Empowerment Walks?” 11 months, 3 weeks ago · View
Hi Nicki, absolutely agree that SlutWalks are about SO much more than that. My intention was to make a point about why the organizers would name the marches SlutWalks – and getting attention, to raise the level of the conversation, was one of the reasons behind the name. It’s hard to say everything the marches [...]
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Jessica commented on the blog post An Open Letter to Jessica Valenti 1 year, 3 months ago · View
Hi Julia, thanks for taking the time to write this (and for the kind words about my work). I hear your concern, but I think you may have misinterpreted my post. All of the things you mention – building online communities, filling the gaps in mainstream mediac and promoting activism – are issues that are [...]
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Jessica commented on the blog post Thank You. 1 year, 3 months ago · View
Wow, thank you so much for this! I’m incredibly flattered.
In today’s western society, it is the male that faces discrimination, disparity and injustice in social, political, economic, and legal elements. Men face double standards, and are given very little resources to correct the problem. In fact, men are even ridiculed and called sexist for trying to point out the truth that modern day western feminism had gone too far.
Why is it acceptable for American women to be so shallow and hold such double standards? Circumcision reduces pleasure by 75%? the foreskin has 3x more nerve endings than the rest of the penis.And all the health benefit claims are false…I have constant pain and scarring, feel nothing from sex, and about 50% of the time I get an erection, my skin was cut so tightly it cuts and bleeds and is agony (and im 18!) and yet girls tell me foreskin is “gross”yet complain that boys ”expect” them to wear short skirts. Well, 4 hour old babies don’t have a choice.
Socially, stigmas and standards have heavy disparity against males. Usually, it’s girls using slut in a derogatory manner. Seriously, have you EVER heard two boys make the following conversation-“damn bro, shes hot” “shes a slut though” “damn, that sucks” ??? Men have standards to. If a man is unshaven and fat, he to will be called unattractive. Smaller men are likely to be physically harassed, and men are more likely to be criticized for pursuing “feminine” things, such as the arts. If women act “like men”, they become “tough girls.” If men act “like women”, they become pussys.
Women believe they can act violent towards men, because men I hate thinking about all the husbands around America who must be horribly abused. Men are often victims of domestic abuse, yet have far less options…sometimes even self defense isn’t even a legal option! Mothers that abuse children, initiate a divorce, and have drug problems STILL collect child support AND get the child in many cases.
Considering the policy on selective service, women’s suffrage becomes questionable. Easy to be pro-war when you have no chance of seeing combat
Should a 25 year old women really get to evacuate a ship before a 50 year old man with a bad knee?
Personally, I believe false rape accusations equal murder. If you go to jail for rape in the United States for rape, you are an automatic target for many prison gangs, some of which have doctrines that DEMAND killing of sex offenders.
Why do males pay more car insurance? What if girls had statistically higher accidents than boys? Would it be fair to charge them more? If you say yes for males but noto females, you CANNOT claim to support equality.
Very good list of information demonstrating the many injustices faced:
http://www.coeffic.demon.co.uk/descrim.htmFemale judge murders child and throws away Men’s rights:
http://www.crimeandfederalism.com/2010/05/discrimination-against-men-leads-to-childs-death.htmlMore statistics: http://www.jtest28.com/discrimination.html
http://www.marriagemissions.com/husband-abuse-can-a-wife-abuse-her-husband/
These kinds of stories really makes me angry at anyone who pulls the ”never hit a girl” card!
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Farewell, Feministing! 1 year, 3 months ago · View
Words I never thought I’d write: I’m leaving Feministing. While I’ll always be a part of the Feministing family – you’ll see me at events and I’ll to continue to work with the site in an advisory capacity – I’ll no longer be blogging or contributing to Feministing’s day-to-day work. As you may have noticed, [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Proof that powerful feminists are enabling conservative faux-feminism 1 year, 6 months ago · View
In a piece I wrote for The Nation this September, I argued that mainstream feminists’ continued erasure of young activists was paving the way for conservative appropriation of the movement:
Part of the reason Palin and her cohort are so successful at positioning themselves as the “new” women’s movement is because we fail to push forward and support [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: My new normal 1 year, 7 months ago · View
As you may already know , I had a baby – a daughter named Layla Sorella Valenti-Golis. That’s the good (nay, wonderful!) news. The bad news is that she was born way too early; I developed severe pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome and had to deliver Layla when I was 29 weeks pregnant. I was hospitalized after a routine exam [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Marriage: Better than getting raped all the time 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Via Amanda , I found the most…let’s say interesting take on the recent Prop 8 decision. Lots of people have been talking about Ross Douthat’s bizarro justification for why same sex partners should be discriminated against ( Adam Serwer’s take down was perhaps my fave), but this was the first I heard of Sam Schulman’s piece in the CS Monitor . Schulman [...]
you are very kind ,thanks for the post
would you mind my asking?would you like to shop online,for me ,i love it so much.this is a online store,there are lots of fashionable winter coats and cotton jackets ,you can search on there.
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Love the Way You Lie (Feministing Group Chat) 1 year, 9 months ago · View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&feature=player_embedded The new Eminem/Rihanna music video, Love the Way You Lie, has been getting a lot of play lately. We posted the video and you weighed in , and now some of the Feministing crew takes apart the video and whether or not it’s a win for DV awareness… Check out our chat after the jump. For more [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: What We Missed: Fired for being pregnant, audio goodness and the small (white male) world of book reviewing 1 year, 9 months ago · View
A new study says that traditionally attractive women are less likely to be given jobs in professions considered “manly.” Listen to the latest RealityCast where Hollaback founder Emily May talks fighting street harassment, Amanda Marcotte reviews “12th and Delaware”, and a segment the intersection of immigrant rights and reproductive justice. The Price is Right seems to have a [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: GRITtv: Celebrating Justice on Proposition 8 1 year, 9 months ago · View
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Upcoming feminist events! 1 year, 9 months ago · View
If you haven’t been checking out Feministing’s new calendar – you really should be! Just this month there are a ton of terrific feminist events listed, including… The Queens of Inappropriate (Toronto) The Montreal International Women’s Conference THE BIG SHE-BANG V (Brooklyn) Paradigm Shift’s: BODY TYPED Films on Perfection & Discussion with Jesse Epstein, Filmmaker (New York) Sydney feminist meet-up Don’t [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Domestic violence awareness campaign uses interactive video 1 year, 9 months ago · View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZY5nFzretw
This new ad out of the UK asks users if they’d like to call 999 (their version of 911) when they hear a violent argument; depending on what the user picks, they’re brought to a different video ending. Thoughts?
Find out more about the campaign here.
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Domestic violence awareness campaign uses interactive video 1 year, 9 months ago · View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZY5nFzretw
This new ad out of the UK asks users if they’d like to call 999 (their version of 911) when they hear a violent argument; depending on what the user picks, they’re brought to a different video ending. Thoughts?
Find out more about the campaign here.
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: What We Missed: Gender Policing, Prop 8 and more 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Tabloids can’t get enough of trying to gender police Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Seriously: Get. Over. It. Kai Wright at ColorLines tells us why Judge Walker’s Ruling is About Much More Than the Law What do you think of the new French Connection ads? From Irin at Jezebel: Memo To Women In Law: Shut Up About Your Workplace Harassment Don’t forget to [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: “Love the Way You Lie”: Raising awareness or same old shit? 1 year, 9 months ago · View
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&feature=player_embedded The new Eminem/Rihanna music video, Love the Way You Lie , features actors Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan as a couple in an abusive relationship. It’s been touted as exposing the cycle of domestic violence, but I’m not so sure about that. The Feministing editors are going to weigh in on Monday in a group post, but [...]
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Articles I can’t wait to hate 1 year, 9 months ago · View

Doesn’t look like the article is out yet, but judging from the cover it should be…interesting.
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Jessica wrote a new blog post: Random Cute: White Tiger Cubs 1 year, 9 months ago · View
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