He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should KnowDouble standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Take the common truism that women who sleep around are sluts while men are studs. Why is it that men grow distinguished and sexily gray as they age while women just get saggy and haggard? Have you ever wondered how a young woman is supposed to both virginal and provocatively enticing at the same time? Isn't it unfair that working moms are labeled "bad" for focusing on their careers while we shake our heads in disbelief when we hear about the occasional stay-at-home dad? In 50 Double Standards Every Woman Should Know, Jessica Valenti, author of Full Frontal Feminism, calls out the double standards that affect every woman. Whether Jessica is pointing out the wage earning discrepancies between men and women or revealing all of the places that women still aren't equal to their male counterparts-be it in the workplace, courtroom, bedroom, or home-she maintains her signature wittily sarcastic tone. With sass, humor, and in-your-face facts, this book informs and equips women with the tools they need to combat sexist comments, topple ridiculous stereotypes (girls aren't good at math?), and end the promotion of lame double standards. |
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... a yOunger wOman, she's a cOugar k 122 29 he's drunk, she's a Victim k 126 30 he's stOic, she's Frigid k 130 31 he's cOVered, she's screwed k 134 32 he's rePresented, she's a tOken k 138 33 he's neat, she's neurOtic k 142 34 he's Fun,
... victims or whores. That's it. We're either poor little virginal things who were taken advantage of or hot-to-trot vixens who seduced our way through high school. (Sounds like a Lifetime movie already!) Men, on the other hand, are able ...
... victims simply because of our age. The logic is that we don't have the wherewithal to make up our own minds about sex. Now, do all girls have the emotional maturity to have a sexual relationship? Of course not. But plenty of teenagers ...
... victim or a slut, let's make no assumptions. At all. And let's start talking about how to really talk to young women about sex. We're so caught up in the idea that teen girls are victims or vixens that we don't prepare them to be ...
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