Jessica Valenti Sparknotes
The book by Jessica Valenti was released in 2009 and asserts that people in America are fanatical about the concept of “virginity.” It scrutinizes the effect of the Americans’ fixation of virgin/ whores and how these thoughts are affecting the women of all ages. Valenti thinks that virginity and feminism have become too much of an issue; celebrities seeking to invigorate their vaginas and keep their hymen intact even after losing their virginity is a clear manifestation of the obsession for virginity.
Valenti, a great feminist of the current generation and a famous activist in America dedicated to work towards women has been named amongst Guardian’s Top 100 women for her feminist efforts. Her book gained so much critical acclaim that a film …show more content…
In detail she explains the repercussions of the purity myth by linking this to young women’s hypersexualization resulting in transformation of childhood or girlhood innocence to sexually enticing ones because of moral panic. She points out that by talking too much about youth and virginity, a disturbing message is delivered: young girls are the ones who are the most sexually attractive rather than woman. This message confuses the young women whether to be sexually attractive or be what they are in reality. It also makes them think of their value as a human being. There are many double standards regarding sexuality amongst most women. In extreme cases, some undergo surgeries to become virgins and appealing …show more content…
Bell Hooks and Patricia Hill Collins, black feminist theorists have been mentioned at places. Maximum narration examines abstinence promoting authors, case studies and reports which altogether failed to address the key points or to put together practical data. However the book is not able to address the connection between sexual preferences and the purity. Purity is affected by class, and race is useless and fails to discuss about various other sections. Failure to make theoretical claims has limited its usage for academic purposes. It has offered ample examples on the use of myth against women.
There is no mention of promotion of good sexual health in society which only focuses on scaring and putting young woman into a traditional gender feature. Also society does not approve of expressions of women if they mention masturbation and lesbianism. Valenti's style of writing is natural and amusing at times which does not bog down reader of complex theory of feminism or anything of the
Valenti, a great feminist of the current generation and a famous activist in America dedicated to work towards women has been named amongst Guardian’s Top 100 women for her feminist efforts. Her book gained so much critical acclaim that a film …show more content…
In detail she explains the repercussions of the purity myth by linking this to young women’s hypersexualization resulting in transformation of childhood or girlhood innocence to sexually enticing ones because of moral panic. She points out that by talking too much about youth and virginity, a disturbing message is delivered: young girls are the ones who are the most sexually attractive rather than woman. This message confuses the young women whether to be sexually attractive or be what they are in reality. It also makes them think of their value as a human being. There are many double standards regarding sexuality amongst most women. In extreme cases, some undergo surgeries to become virgins and appealing …show more content…
Bell Hooks and Patricia Hill Collins, black feminist theorists have been mentioned at places. Maximum narration examines abstinence promoting authors, case studies and reports which altogether failed to address the key points or to put together practical data. However the book is not able to address the connection between sexual preferences and the purity. Purity is affected by class, and race is useless and fails to discuss about various other sections. Failure to make theoretical claims has limited its usage for academic purposes. It has offered ample examples on the use of myth against women.
There is no mention of promotion of good sexual health in society which only focuses on scaring and putting young woman into a traditional gender feature. Also society does not approve of expressions of women if they mention masturbation and lesbianism. Valenti's style of writing is natural and amusing at times which does not bog down reader of complex theory of feminism or anything of the