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How the Purity Myth Perpetuates Rape Culture, Miri, Brute Reason, May 13, 2014
The purity myth, as Jessica Valenti calls it in her book of the same name, includes several interlocking beliefs about women and sexuality that are enforced by many religions and ideologies and continue to inform many Americans’ views of sex–even those who consider themselves liberal or even progressive.
Some components of the purity myth include:
