While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are l — Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are l — Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are l — Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are l — Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are l — Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
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While boys are taught that the things that make them men--good men--are universally accepted ethical ideals, women are led to believe that our moral compass lies somewhere between our legs. Literally.

— Jessica Valenti, The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women
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