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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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Fighting back against the early sexualization of girls

Originally posted in Feministing

By Courtney | Published: October 5, 2010

TweetCheck out the awesome Ileana Jimenez and the incredibly wise student, Yanique Richards, in this video. It’s all leading up to the SPARK (Sexualization Protest: Action, Resistance, Knowledge) Summit at Hunter College later this month. If you’re in the area, don’t miss out, and if you’re not in the area, never fear; these folks are [...]

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