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The Purity myth : the virginity movement's war against women [efilm]

2014

Streaming Video

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Summary

In this video adaptation of her bestselling book, pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement" -- an unholy alliance of evangelical Christians, right-wing politicians, and conservative policy intellectuals who have been exploiting irrational fears about women's sexuality to roll back women's rights. From dad-and-daughter "purity balls," taxpayer-funded abstinence-only curricula, and political attacks on Planned Parenthood, to recent attempts by legislators to de-fund women's reproductive health care and narrow the legal definition of rape, Valenti identifies a single, unifying assumption: the myth that the worth of a woman depends on what she does -- or does not do -- sexually. In the end, Valenti argues that the health and well-being of women are too important to be left to ideologues bent on vilifying feminism and undermining women's autonomy.

Record details

Main title:

The Purity myth : the virginity movement's war against women [efilm] / a Media Education Foundation production ; executive producer, Sut Jhally ; directed by Jeremy Earp ; written by Jessica Valenti & Jeremy Earp ; produced by Jeremy Earp, Scott Morris & Jason Young.

Author:

Earp, JeremyJhally, SutMorris, ScottRabinovitz, DavidValenti, JessicaYoung, JasonKanopy (Firm)

Work:

The Purity myth : the virginity movement's war against women

Imprint:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Source:

Media Education Foundation Collection

Collation:

1 online resource (1 video file, 45 min.)

Notes:

Originally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2011.