The Purity Myth Official Trailer 2011 HD

In this video adaptation of her bestselling book, pioneering feminist blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement" %u2015 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 father/daughter "purity balls," taxpayer funded abstinence-only curricula, and political attacks on Planned Parenthood, to recent attempts by legislators to defund 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 enacting a reactionary set of policies designed to undermine women's autonomy. Directed By: Jeremy Earp Starring: Jessica Valenti

2012-01-05T21:01:52+00:00
Duration: 03:36