262 Quotes by Jessica Valenti

I do think that there is a real crisis of masculinity that’s happening in America. I think the problem is – the way it’s being framed is that there’s a problem with masculinity because women are too powerful, or women are taking up too much space.

Robin Simon, a sociology professor at Florida State University and researcher on parenting and happiness, told The Daily Beast in 20083 that parents “experience lower levels of emotional well-being, less frequent positive emotions and more frequent negative emotions than their childless peers.

When you look hard enough and long enough at your own face, everything about it starts to seem hideous.

People aren’t comfortable thinking of women as people. Like we’re not people, we’re women, and that means something completely different, especially when you have power.

I hear from a lot of young women, you know, I don’t want to call myself a feminist because I don’t want to get in an argument with someone. And it’s just not cool; like it’s not a cool thing to be associated with.

Antifeminists are the only ones who benefit from their version of working on women’s behalf; in reality, they put other women at risk and fail to solve any larger problems.

I’m glad that we have a history at all and that we can talk about feminist history. But I do think that it doesn’t really pay attention to the complexity and the nuance that is feminist thought.

Ignoring men, whether romantically or rhetorically, is existential violence to them.

What is closer to the truth is that when confronted with the love you deserve, it is easier to mock it than accept it.