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Jess Rocks it Out, Talks Purity Balls with Anderson Cooper

Originally posted in Feministing

By Lori | Published: January 23, 2012

TweetJos mentioned it briefly in Friday’s What We Missed, but did you see our girl Jessica Valenti rock it out on Anderson Cooper last week? Cooper devoted an episode of his daytime show to purity balls, virginity pledges and the like. Jessica was representing on the show, pushing back against the dangerous rhetoric of other [...]

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Daddy I Do: Documentary on Purity Balls and Abstinence-Only Culture

Originally posted in Feministing

By Vanessa | Published: November 16, 2010

TweetVia Jessica, it looks like there is a newish documentary on Purity Balls and abstinence-only programs — and lawdy, does it look compelling. It’s been screened thus far at a number of film festivals, winning a ton of awards. Let’s hope it really exposes the dangerous and shaming consequences that abstinence-only programs and purity-pushing has [...]

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