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Guyland is an interesting book for me to read at this moment of my life - I have, after all, both turned 26 and just finished law school, so I'm no longer living surrounded by Guys (defined by Kimmel as mostly cis white males between ages 16-26), but I've been wandering in their environments for some time.  Unfortunately, the book didn't so much ( Read more... )

So my last read of the few months away from my hectic school life has been The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti.  Her very strong thesis - that young women are harmed by the cultural script that values them for what they have (or, more appropriately, have not) done sexually - is backed up by a decent book.

I got the same feeling as I read The Purity ( Read more... )