Home / Quotes / Quote by Jessica Valenti

Quote by Jessica Valenti

“I don't think that there's a guy behind the desk at every newspaper saying "No, woman" and sending her on her way, but that's what's systemic about it, right, like that people don't quite realize that maybe they're attracted to a male op-ed more than a female op-ed, or because of networking they know this person from going out to a bar with them.”

Quote by Jessica Valenti

Author

Jessica Valenti

Jessica Valenti, born on November 1, 1978, is an American writer whose work primarily focuses on gender, politics, and social justice issues. Her notable works include 'The Purity Myth: Challenging the Sexual Orthodoxy of the American Right'. more

You May Also Like

“Obviously Feministing is kind of a women's space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don't identify as women.”

People Way Kind Certain Space Males Readership

Author:Jessica Valenti

“I do think that we have this incredible opportunity because being on-line - the Internet is a relatively new space - we do have this incredible opportunity to change that dynamic, to make sure that women are present in all sorts of spaces, not just women-only spaces.”

Thinking Opportunity Lines Space Internet Incredibles Opportunity To Change

Author:Jessica Valenti

“If you go to places like YouTube, it's a cesspool, and a lot of the comments are really horrifying and misogynist and harassing.”

Ifs Like You Comment Youtube

Author:Jessica Valenti

“It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous.”

Knows Doe Monkeys Zoos

Author:Kevin Bacon

“I think that online harassment has become so ubiquitous on the Internet that a lot of women do feel safer, whatever that means, in spaces where they know like people are not going to bother them in that kind of way.”

People Thinking Knows Way Feels Kind Mean Space Internet Bother Online Harassment

Author:Jessica Valenti

“If there's an article about sexual assault, if there's a video about feminism on YouTube, you're going to get the most horrible, disgusting comments ever. And sometimes the comments are pornographic, and sometimes the comments are really harassing. So I think that it's kind of a difficult place for women to write sometimes.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Kind Sometimes Difficult Feminism Horrible Video Comment Articles Disgusting Assault Youtube Sexual Assault

Author:Jessica Valenti

“The Internet is the new public space. And because women are out in public, people don't like that in much the same way that if you're walking down the street you get harassed. I think the same kind of thing happens online, and I think that's why a lot of women are hesitant to put their voice out there.”

People Ifs Thinking Way Kind Happens Voice Space Streets Internet Walking Things Happen Online Hesitant

Author:Jessica Valenti

“I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be.”

Thinking Way Feminism Visible

Author: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.”

Thinking Way Real Problem America Space Powerful Too Much Happenings Crisis Masculinity Framed

Author:Jessica Valenti

“Instead of focusing on men and focusing on what we can do to prop them up, people seem really incredibly focused on the fact that women are doing well and maybe that's not such a good thing.”

People Men Wells Facts Seems Can Do Good Things Focused Props

Author:Jessica Valenti