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

Format Video (Streaming)
Publication[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Description1 online resource (1 video file, 45 min.)
Supplemental ContentA Kanopy streaming video
Supplemental ContentCover Image
Subjects

Other author/creatorEarp, Jeremy.
Other author/creatorJhally, Sut.
Other author/creatorMorris, Scott.
Other author/creatorRabinovitz, David.
Other author/creatorValenti, Jessica.
Other author/creatorYoung, Jason.
Other author/creatorKanopy (Firm)
Portion of title Virginity movement's war against women
Abstract 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.
CreditsEdited by Jason Young ; media research, Scott Morris ; camera, David Rabinovitz.
Date/time/place of a event noteOriginally produced by Media Education Foundation in 2011.
Spec. audience char. Higher education.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web.
Terms of usePublic performance rights included in purchase.
InMedia Education Foundation Collection
Genre/formDocumentary films.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Publisher number1067169 Kanopy