Full Frontal Feminism_ A Young Women's Guide to Why Feminism Matters - Jessica Valenti [79]
2. Fuck Ladies’ Night. You’d prefer equal pay any day.
3. You realize that “slut” is just code for “I’m jealous of your sex life.”
4. You want a relationship that doesn’t resemble a Lifetime victim-of-the-week movie.
5. You believe you have an inalienable right to have nonprocreative sex without having to consult your pharmacist, parents, legislators, or anyone else who thinks it’s their business.
Five Ways Full Frontal Feminists Are Bucking the System
1. Full frontal feminists make shopping much more enjoyable. Tired of demeaning shirts with slogans like WHO NEEDS BRAINS WHEN YOU HAVE THESE?, a group of young women called for a boycott of Abercrombie & Fitch. They were so successful in getting attention for their cause that A&F invited them to their headquarters to help them come up with cooler sayings.
2. Full frontal feminists make sure schools are telling the truth about sex. Texas teen Shelby Knox realized that her school’s sex ed program wasn’t cutting it, so she took on her school board, town officials, and religious leaders to advocate for comprehensive sex ed. Her story is featured in the documentary The Education of Shelby Knox.
3. Full frontal feminists rock out. Young women who were done with being relegated to “video babe” status started rock camps for girls in Oregon and New York, where young girls go and learn how to play instruments, write songs, perform, and generally rock out.
4. Full frontal feminists tell the truth about what’s really hot. A group of young women was sick to death of seeing all of the “hot lists” in men’s magazines that judge women purely for their ability to look pouty while posing in a bikini. So they started their own—The REAL Hot 100—that showcases young women around the country for all of the amazing work they’re doing in their communities.
5. Full frontal feminists make sure you can get off. In response to a sex-toy ban, young women in Memphis, Tennessee, held a “Keep Your Hands Off My Dildo” party to raise awareness about the legislation. The bill didn’t stand a chance.
RESOURCES
PROVING FEMINISM IS ALIVE AND WELL
Websites
SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
NARAL Pro-Choice America
www.prochoiceamerica.org
National Abortion Federation
www.prochoice.org
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
www.latinainstitute.org
Planned Parenthood
www.ppfa.org
Pro-Choice Public Education Project
www.protectchoice.org
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
www.siecus.org
SisterSong
www.sistersong.net
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Family Violence Prevention Fund
www.endabuse.org
Legal Momentum (women’s legal rights organization)
www.legalmomentum.org
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
www.rainn.org
WOMEN AND THE WORKPLACE
Business & Professional Women/USA
www.bpwusa.org
Catalyst
www.catalystwomen.org
Center for Women and Work
www.cww.rutgers.edu
National Committee on Pay Equity
www.pay-equity.org
Nontraditional Employment for Women
www.new-nyc.org
FEMINIST ORGANIZATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS
Feminist Majority Foundation
www.feminist.org
National Organization for Women
www.now.org
The REAL Hot 100
www.therealhot100.org
Younger Women’s Task Force
www.ywtf.org
MEN AND FEMINISM
Men Can Stop Rape
www.mencanstoprape.org
National Organization for Men Against Sexism
www.nomas.org
The White Ribbon Campaign
www.whiteribbon.ca
BODY IMAGE
About-Face
www.about-face.org
Adios, Barbie
www.adiosbarbie.com
Fat Activist Task Force
www.naafa.org/fatf
The Federal Government Source for Women’s Health Information
www.4woman.gov/bodyimage
POLITICS
Center for American Women and Politics
www.cawp.rutgers.edu
Center for Women Policy Studies
www.centerwomenpolicy.org
CODEPINK
www.codepink4peace.org
EMILY