Latest articles by Jessica Valenti
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Grown Men Don't "Date" Teenagers, They Abuse Them
Let's be real about Roy Moore, people.
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#MeToo Has Been Empowering, Yes, but Sexism Is Only Getting Worse
Don't let the progress distract you from the truth.
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Is This Just the Way America Is Now?
Another week, another mass shooting. But our apathy is part of the problem.
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Why Conservative Women Defend Sexist Men
What is there to gain from protecting misogynists? A lot, apparently.
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Seriously, Why Do Conservatives Hate Birth Control?
Spoiler alert: It's not about women's health or safety.
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What If We Just Believed Women?
One of the reasons Harvey Weinstein was able to allegedly prey on women for 30 years is that victims were afraid no one would hear them out if they came forward.
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Women Should Be Able to Get Their Abortions Like They Get Their Sudafed: Over the Counter
As conservatives dismantle reproductive rights, pro-choicers need to get even bolder.
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Hugh Hefner Didn't Start the Sexual Revolution—He Profited from It
Women owned their sexuality long before 'Playboy'.
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The Eternal Uselessness of Ivanka Trump
The advisor to the president says she can't advise him. So what is she doing there?
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Getting Trump Impeached Isn't Going to Fix America—It's Too Late
And we'd better start facing that reality now.
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This Is Us: White Americans Can't Distance Themselves from Charlottesville
Pretending our country isn't racist gives cover to dangerous extremists.
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Why Do We Think Being "Matronly" Is a Bad Thing?
When we disparage something because we think it's for older women, what we're really saying is that older women themselves are not something to aspire to be.
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Why Trump Is So Afraid of Trans People
Here's the secret: He's not, but he's going to keep pretending he is.
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This Is the Only Kind of Woman It's Okay to Be in Trump's America
Are you an Ivanka, a Sarah, a Melania, a Kellyanne? Or maybe you're the kind of woman the President is terrified of.
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Dear Trump Family, You Are Not Victims
Our president has the thinnest skin in political history.
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Trump Doesn't See Women As People, and That's Why This Keeps Happening—and Will Continue to Happen
His vile tweets about Mika Brzezinski this morning were just the latest evidence of his thinly veiled contempt.
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So We Can't Even Prosecute Our Rapists Now?
A 19-year-old North Carolina woman was shocked to learn that once you've said "yes" to sex, you apparently can't say "no."
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A Call to Abolish Greek Life
It's a hotbed of racism and sexism—why do we still support it?
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Why Haven't Republicans Condemned Violent Political Rhetoric Until Now?
Yes, we should be talking about how language can incite violence—but only if both sides can face the truth.
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Forcing Women to Have Babies They Don't Want Is Costing Them Their Lives
And Democrats, of all people, are starting not to care.
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We Hold Sasha and Malia Obama to a Higher Standard Than the Trump Children, and That's Ridiculous
They all act like kids, but here's the thing, not all of them are.
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We're Missing the Point with Melania Trump
Whether or not FLOTUS hates her husband, she supports and enables everything he does.
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Men Don't Get to Say We Don't Need Safe Spaces
At least not until they, too, constantly fear for their safety.
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Mad Decade: A Modern Take on Zelda Fitzgerald's '20s Style
Jazz Age staples you can sport today.
