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

Authors:Jeremy Earp (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Sut Jhally (Producer), Jessica Valenti (Screenwriter, Narrator), Scott Morris (Producer), Jason T. Young (Producer), Media Education Foundation

Summary:The United States is obsessed with virginity from the media to schools to government agencies. The Purity Myth is an important and timely critique of about why this is so, and why it's problematic for girls and women. Analyzing cultural stereotypes and media messages, Jessica Valenti reveals the overt and hidden ways our society links a woman's worth to her sexuality rather than to values like honesty, kindness, and altruism. With intelligence and wit, this film exposes the legal and social punishments that women who dare to have sex endure, while presenting a powerful argument that valuing girls and women for their sexuality needs to stop