He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know

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He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know

by Jessica Valenti (Goodreads Author)

3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 · rating details · 1,153 ratings · 126 reviews

Double standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Take the common truism that women who sleep around are sluts while men are studs. Why is it that men grow distinguished and sexily gray as they age while women just get saggy and haggard? Have you ever wondered how a young woman is supposed to be both virginal and provocatively enticing at the same time? Isn...more

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Aug 31, 2012 Kira rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Feminists who are newbies, but know some key terms

Recommended to Kira by: I can't remember! Jeez, I'm not an elephant.

Shelves: favorites, could-have-been-worse, not-amazing-but-not-shit

This is a cute little handbook that makes some surprisingly good points, given that it sheds light on the less media-adored layers of sexism, including the whole separate set of challenges faced by people of color in relation to sexism, gender roles encroached on children and the stigma against being a single woman (bachelor vs. spinster was probably one of my favorite chapters). Jessica is hella funny, and her use of anecdotes breaks up the facts, which makes for a quick, fun and engaging read....more This is a cute little handbook that makes some surprisingly good points, given that it sheds light on the less media-adored layers of sexism, including the whole separate set of challenges faced by people of color in relation to sexism, gender roles encroached on children and the stigma against being a single woman (bachelor vs. spinster was probably one of my favorite chapters). Jessica is hella funny, and her use of anecdotes breaks up the facts, which makes for a quick, fun and engaging read.

Having said that, I'd be unsure about putting this book in the hands of a brand new, tentative on-the-fence feminist (having said that, it's a little been-there-done-that for anyone who really knows their stuff; I often found it to be simply stating the obvious). It really is concise. Concise to the point of glossing over some pretty important shit. Considering that the book is called He's a Stud, She's a Slut I was surprised by how short and downright brisk the section on slut-shaming was. It seems to be tripping over its own feet, and so determined not to get "bogged down" [read: go into depth] that it just outright skips over some of the most prominent issues in modern feminism.

Having said that, the commentary (clipped commentary, but commentary nonetheless) on body image and particularly the media fascination with a woman's appearance in politics (and how that media fascination eclipses the actual purpose for the woman's being in politics) was interesting. I also enjoyed the section highlighting and calling bullshit on the objectification of lesbians, but like everything else, it suffered from being annoyingly glossed over.

Book, slow down. Take a breath, and enunciate. Good lord.

I give this book 3.5 stars. It annoyed me with a few wordy blunders and the constant jumpy need to power on through and explore nothing in any real depth, but it's a pocket handbook, and overall, it's fun. Don't expect to be enlightened and amazed; it's informative, but not particularly revolutionary for seasoned feministas. Just expect to be entertained, and you can't go wrong.

EDIT: Another little musing on the whole issue of conciseness - do not profess, dear authors, to be able to cohesively tackle a thousand blogs' worth of issue in one small set of parentheses. Alas, I am vexed at the rather silly off-handed comment made about male rape which for anyone who's done a smidge of reading (I mean a smidge; all you have to do is go on Tumblr to prove this point to yourself) is just plain stupid. On the topic of how alcohol can be wielded as a weapon by the justice system against women who are sexually victimized on nights out, Valenti follows up a great and empowering argument against this bullshit system with this:

(And just a thought - if a guy woke up and had been raped by another man after drinking too much, do you have any doubt in your mind that people would believe the victim? Just saying.)

Let me "just say" this: never ever ever trivialize rape to prove your point. The above is an example of using rape as a weapon, which is ironic in a chapter which should have been vehemently anti-rape, and let me "just say" that it leaves a very, very, very bad taste in my mouth. Very bad. And total inaccuracy aside (I have every doubt in my mind, actually, that the theoretical man would be believed. They very rarely are. Communicate with any male victim of rape and they'll tell you they were either laughed at, called "gay" or treated like dirt after their attack, almost definitely by authorities, and usually by their families and peers. Look, to grasp this concept you don't even need to get up and walk to your computer. All you have to do is lie on the couch and watch Dr. Phil talk about how rape against men is a "theory" and how men ought to be able to fight off their attackers) it's simply tasteless to use someone's rape and another serious and extremely neglected issue as a little TL;DR in parentheses.

Book, you just lost another star for your stupidity, and your perpetuation of apathy toward rape. Good job.

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Mar 10, 2013 Crystal Starr Light rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: feminism, it-s-not-you-it-s-me, i-should-know-better

I think I finally get it. I think I finally understand what it is about Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters and "He's a Stud" that bugs me.

You know how you go to a party and maybe your friend came in with this loud, obnoxious person? And in order to spend time with your friend (and being an introvert, you hate parties anyway) you must spend time with this obnoxious person? And you realize that everything about you and your friend's companion is...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Cassie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2009-books

I think this book is a concise and compelling way to distill down the pervasiveness of sexism in our culture. While it's not a hefty intellectual tome on feminist theory or history, it's an accessible and engaging primer on sexism. It's the type of book that's perfect to have a burgeoning feminist read - whether s/he's 15 or 55. It perfectly captures society's double standards and women's need to be aware of what we agree to play into and why we do. It's great book and one I'm seriously thinking...more

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Sep 18, 2008 Alece rated it 2 of 5 stars

I think the majority of this book was copied and pasted directly from the author's blog, Feministing.com. As a result, the writing is incredibly casual, full of slang and curse words, and sometimes just plain awful. The actual content is mediocre- I think the book would be great for a young person who knows nothing about gender inequality, but for the rest of us it was 200 pages of stating the obvious. My other big complaint about this book is that it relies heavily on current events as proof of...more

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Nov 13, 2010 Jasmine rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: american

Okay, let me start with saying that yes I don't tend to like feminism, but I don't hate this book because it came out of the women studies section. I dislike this book because it reads like it is written for twelve year old and makes the complete wrong argument. On the other hand there don't appear to be any terribly accessible women studies book that make the correct argument, so it can have a second star for at least saying something.

The argument this book should be making (I say should becau...more

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May 30, 2008 george rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: feminist-womens-issues, read-in-2008, grown-up-books

Valenti addresses societal double standards in her second book: He's dating a younger woman, she's a cougar; he's a stud, she's a slut; he's a hero, she's a damsel; he's a romeo, she's a stalker; he's a porn watcher, she's the show. Valenti discusses the hypocritical aspects of these double standards and gives some tips on how to counter them.

Overall, I liked this effort better than Full Frontal Feminism. If I had any advice, it would be to not read the book in one sitting. It's short, so it's e...more

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May 28, 2011 Kendra rated it 3 of 5 stars

I like Jessica Valenti's writing, but I think this one was a bit too "Intro to Feminism" for where I am right now. A good book for anyone who's not familiar with the inequalities we face in everyday life, but not one I'd recommend for someone who's been in the movement for a while.

There was also a chapter entitled "He's childless, she's selfish," which I expected to talk about the stigma surrounded we childfree women of the world, but which was in fact talking about single mothers vs single fath...more

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Dec 08, 2008 Darcie rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: younger men and women

Recommended to Darcie by: Alissa

Nothing really new presented, but a convenient little crash course in the double standards women have to deal with just because they're women. What's particularly interesting is Valenti doesn't focus on just women--there's occasional mentions on how both straight and gay men are also negatively effected. Her use of current examples and casual prose make the topic more accessible and contemporary; a great book for the younger generation.

Unfortunately, there were a few things that did bother me de...more

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Feb 24, 2012 Laura Elliott Monroe rated it 3 of 5 stars

Pros: Quick read, sassy & fun, some compelling sections.
Cons: Definitely NOT deep!
The Bottom Line: If you're looking for a fun, light, and interesting feminism primer, this book's for you!

This book is really quite cute. Please note that I said "cute" and not "deep" or "scientific." However, it's not marketed to the PhD set and is made to sit next to books like "He's Just Not That Into You." It's a well-written, sobering look at the double-standards that still exist in our society, no matter...more

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Jan 06, 2012 Aurochz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: feminism

A book with a good and interesting theme, that pans out well enough. While I pretty much agreed with a lot of the sentiments being displayed in the double standards. Like other people here I did find it somewhat overly basic and her writing to be a a bit immature, but I think she intended a different audience so that might explain some things in that regard.

I do have some criticisms about what she said. While I agree with free speech and think that porn shouldn't be banned. I find her views on...more A book with a good and interesting theme, that pans out well enough. While I pretty much agreed with a lot of the sentiments being displayed in the double standards. Like other people here I did find it somewhat overly basic and her writing to be a a bit immature, but I think she intended a different audience so that might explain some things in that regard.

I do have some criticisms about what she said. While I agree with free speech and think that porn shouldn't be banned. I find her views on the subject somewhat naive and ill informed. To think that merely ratcheting back to "regular porn" whatever that is, as opposed to some of the more lewd and violent stuff that is becoming increasingly more popular is not a good solution to that particular problem. I also think her skittishness in this regard as not wanting to appear "anti-sex" is more of a detriment to women and men who try to bring up serious issues in this regard then it is a good public relations move as she presents it here.

I think her view of why a male birth control pill doesn't exist which is something along the lines of, "men wouldn't buy it, there is no market!" is false. Then again the MRA view that men don't have a birth control pill, because men's health issues aren't taken seriously is also false. So what is the truth? The truth is that we don't have a male pill because there are so many sperm in a mans testes and so few eggs in a women's uterus. Birth control started with research on the male reproductive system and men were the targets for early pill research, but they kept running into a dilemma with test animals. Either the pill killed their ability to have children completely (chemical castration) or it didn't kill enough sperm to qualify as birth control. So they applied their research methods to women instead and found it was much easier to block access to eggs with hormones then it was to deal with sperm.

Note that concern for men was a key factor in deciding not go forward with a male pill. Hormone contraception is dangerous for women and some of their other contraceptives are even more dangerous and yet still released to populations outside of the US. For proof of this, look up the numerous scandals involving intrauterine devices, usually called "IUDs" which not only damage women's vaginas but can also permanently damage your uterus and the ability to have kids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalkon_S... The almost complete disregard for women in this way and the special care taken in meticulous research still being done to make a male pill that will work just right, is more sexist then what she actually stated in the book.

I would recommend the book for someone just coming into the topic of gender studies. But note that, there are books with much more research and better arguments then this and that you're only hitting the tip of the iceberg here. All due respect to Ms. Valenti, whose book was entertaining and informative regardless. (less)

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Jun 08, 2011 Teddy Harp rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jessica Valenti, you really are the most lovely and wonderful thing I've seen in a long time and I wish there were fifty more people like you. Here's why:

(1)The book looks, at title glance, like a list of fifty depressing facts, but it isn't. She doesn't only tell us about how bad women have it. She talks about how this stuff hurts everybody, including heterosexual cismales.

(2) She gives kudos and praise to heterosexual cismales who are clearly part of the solution or who are trying or who are p...more

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Apr 14, 2011 Jenn rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: political

I consider myself a feminist, but I don't think this author and I would be friends. She comes off as brash and hostile...a criticism she would likely use to bolster her argument that there is a double standard with respect to women expressing anger! I understand her anger. I feel her anger. I live with these same 50 double standards every day! I just don't think screaming and cursing about them ultimately work positively to change cultural mores. This is my other major criticism of the book. I w...more

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Nov 01, 2010 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone, especially teen girls

Shelves: non-fic, feminism, pop-culture

I seem to have become a bit of a Valenti disciple. Not a bad thing, I don't think. I feel like I needed it. For most of my life, the only messages about feminism and about appropriate behaviour for women were the ones mainstream society was telling me, and I wasn't questioning them as much as I should. I heard the same things over and over again, and people would spout statistics, and I would just naively assume that their information was good because I didn't know and I was too busy doing "more...more

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Jun 25, 2010 Lindsay rated it 3 of 5 stars

This one was okay, I guess. None of the double standards presented were anything I (and I'm assuming most people) wasn't already aware of. The author provides some interesting and sometimes insightful commentary, and I definitely agreed with her on many things (for example, disdain over the idea that women can't pick up the check on a dinner date simply because they're women, and that's what the man is supposed to do), but there were times when I was annoyed at its uber feministness. I feel weir...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Lesley Scott rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think I'm not really the target market for this book, being a little longer in the tooth than the author none of the chapters produced any revelation. I can see how younger women would find it interesting and revealing, the conversational style (i'm guessing most of this book was at some point a blog post) was engaging but I can see how it can be found irritating.

I found the lack of academic reference a little annoying, the author quotes newspaper articles and blog posts but never provides ori...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: politics, womens-studies, nonfiction

The brilliance of this book is that it is witty, concise, and straightforward. Valenti isn't adding anything great to the feminist cannon, but she is making feminism less about theory by making it accessible and applicable to everyday life. This is a great book to get your "I'm not a feminist but..." friend who doesn't read much non fiction and you *know* would never finish Manifesta. It is the kind of book that might not make someone a feminist, but clearly explains sexism.

Some critiques : The...more

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Feb 20, 2012 Erin rated it 1 of 5 stars

I was not impressed with this book. I went into it assuming that it would be pointing out all the double standards that exist and how to combat them - which it does - but I felt that on some of the comparisons, Ms. Valenti was making a huge leap.
Some points that she brings up are quite valid, like women making 75% of what men make and how women pay more for haircuts, etc. But some were ridiculous! For example, there is part where she starts to talk about Statutory Rape laws and how these men are...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Zero vi Britannia marked it as to-read

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I'm not going to lie. I'm a bit iffy about reading this. It's mostly because, judging by the title and synopsis, it's solely focused on double standards faced by women. My problem with this is the same problem I have with the terms "sexist against women" or "sexist against men": Because the nature of gender roles and stereotypes, a double standard for one will most likely result in a double standard against the other.
Ex: He's a stud, She's a slut. While I do believe women shouldn't be ca...more

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Dec 08, 2012 Diana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: feminism

I'm just starting to get into feminism and this is the first feminist book I've read. Personally, I think it was a great starting guide. Someone who is a long time feminist probably won't learn anything new from this book, but as someone who is just getting into this movement I thought it was really helpful. When searching on Amazon for feminist books I picked up this one and Jessica Valenti's other book "Full Front Feminism" because I liked how their geared towards younger girls. So yes the lan...more

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Apr 20, 2013 Annemarie Donahue rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: american-culture, autobiography, philosophy, science, theory, women-s-lit

Okay this should have been a good book. I'm a big huge feminist, this book promises to talk about the hideous double standards we find in our society. Good combination, right? Wrong. This book was childish and immature. It read as though the author was whining about people calling her fat, ugly and slutty all through her childhood so she grew up and wrote a book to make everybody feel really bad about it. That's not the point to feminism. We are supposed to be trying to help young women of TODAY...more

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Jun 13, 2012 Christina rated it 3 of 5 stars

Really good place to get people started on thinking about double standards, but it seems so short!

Valenti makes funny comments in brackets throughout and it made me crazy! It felt like she was laughing off her point - like she wanted to say something serious but wanted to book end it with a joke so it wasn't too hard to hear.

She is incredibly smart, a keen observer and often gives excellent advice to readers. Sometimes she misses the mark just a little and forgets that the patriarchy is shitty f...more

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Sep 20, 2008 John rated it 4 of 5 stars

Well, it's feminism 101, but it's solid and to the point. Should be passed along to a teenager upon completion.

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Aug 30, 2011 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-by-women, non-fiction

Jessica Valenti wrote a quick, light read about feminist takes on the double standards women face in American society. It's written the way she blogs: casually, firmly, with a biting sense of humor and indignation. I think that for a particular audience this book is excellent, specifically those who want a feminist primer on the experiences of predominatly white, cisgender, straight women in America.

However, she does have a particular recurring trans* fail: she continually equates having a vagi...more

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Jan 08, 2009 caitlin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Jessica Valenti's books always skew a bit "pre-feminist" for my tastes, as her clear M.O. is to convert questioning females into feminists, but as a feminists, her books don't generally tell me much more than I already know.

I was disappointed, too, that Jessica starts off the book by giving thoughtful, insightful suggestions to sexist moments, but by the end, her suggestions are merely sentences and frequently jaded. "I don't know," she suggests after writing about sexist laws. "Move?"

I still lo...more

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Feb 21, 2010 Mickey (I'm A Book Shark) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

I finally finished this one! It was hard to see through the grammatical and punctual errors at times, but I can't help being picky sometimes. Other than that, I felt like she made good points. Some of these double standards were beaten to death, some were forced, and some of them seemed duplicated in other words, but overall I can see the importance of fighting these. I fully believe in equality, and I certainly want people to change and be held accountable, but sometimes you can't help your opi...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is a great book for female empowerment. I was required to choose a book to read for a college class, and this was the one I chose. I enjoyed reading this, although I became very upset at times. It is amazing to see all the double standards that women face every day. I would definitely reccommend this book to women. But be warned that it will at times make you very angry as you realize what double standards we face every single day. The book is divided into 50 different double standards, wit...more

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May 29, 2009 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone interested in gender equality

Recommended to Sarah by: Jo

A smart, accessible sort of beginner's handbook on contemporary gender equality that is all at once informative, infuriating, and kind of hilarious thanks to Valenti's sarcasm and wit. Her short chapters cover a number of gender double standards that I personally have lived or witnessed countless times, and she also points out many that seem obvious to me now but which I hadn't really thought about before reading this book. (I must admit that it's even more frustrating when I've just finished re...more

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Dec 11, 2008 John rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book pissed me off on so many levels I don't wan't to take the time to discuss them all. Example, whining on about lack of health insurance for women, yet the the author admits to having none, apparently you can only have health insurance if someone else pays for it. She brings up a few things i didn't know but mostly it's rehash, old statistics, same cow different dairy (oh how misogonistic). It's obvious to the author that "Society hates women" blah, blah, blah. Good news is, it's a short...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Lea rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, feminism

"He's a stud, she's a slut..." é como um pequeno manual de introdução ao feminismo, escrito por Jessica Valenti do blog Feministing.com. A autora comenta sobre 50 jeitos em que as mulheres são vistas diferentemente dos homens ao fazerem as mesmas coisas. Andando pela rua, a mulher é assediada, o homem anda despreocupado. A mulher solteira vira "solteirona", o homem é um playboy. Mulheres com raiva "estão na TPM", homens com certeza estão com raiva por um bom motivo. E assim por diante... São tex...more "He's a stud, she's a slut..." é como um pequeno manual de introdução ao feminismo, escrito por Jessica Valenti do blog Feministing.com. A autora comenta sobre 50 jeitos em que as mulheres são vistas diferentemente dos homens ao fazerem as mesmas coisas. Andando pela rua, a mulher é assediada, o homem anda despreocupado. A mulher solteira vira "solteirona", o homem é um playboy. Mulheres com raiva "estão na TPM", homens com certeza estão com raiva por um bom motivo. E assim por diante... São textos curtos e que vão direto ao ponto, explicando o sexismo nestas situações, o prejuízo causado às mulheres, e o que podemos fazer para mudar a situação.

É um excelente ponto de partida para jovens que começam a se interessar por igualdade de gênero. A escrita é bem casual (alguns diriam, até demais) e acessível, e o livro não tem pretensões de ser acadêmico. Certamente é uma melhor introdução ao feminismo que qualquer coisa que Caitlin Moran já escreveu, e muito mais recomendável.

Jessica Valenti ganha pontos por, de seu jeito despretensioso, incluir referências sobre como o patriarcado prejudica a todos e comentar sobre as lutas da comunidade LGBT e de quem não é branco. Não é todo livro feminista que lembra que o movimento não é só para mulheres brancas e hetero!!

A autora também encontra maneiras de mencionar outros livros, autores e blogs de um jeito bem orgânico, que não parece lista de "leitura recomendada" de faculdade, para aqueles leitores que quiserem se aprofundar em determinados assuntos. Útil! Eu, que não sou mais iniciante, encontrei diversos nomes que ainda não conhecia e com certeza vou procurar saber mais sobre eles.

Portanto, apesar de a turma que não é mais iniciante no feminismo poder achar que o livro é basiquinho, tenho certeza de que todos encontrarão alguma informação nova nessas páginas. De qualquer maneira, é uma leitura divertida, rápida e energizante, que com certeza tem o poder de beneficiar muitas pessoas.

Você pode não concordar com tudo (eu, certamente, não concordo com as posições de Valenti sobre cirurgia, botox e dieta), mas a leitura crítica e a discussão são o que mantém o movimento feminista vivo e vibrante. (less)

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Dec 10, 2012 Lynn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-books, non-fiction

Today’s Non-fiction post is on ‘He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut and 49 other double standards every women should know’ by Jessica Valenti. The intended reader is female but it also male friendly anyone over the age of about 13 can read this; there is some language but not much and it helps the reader hear the author’s voice. The cover is multicolored stripes with a black box in the middle with the title and author information in it. There Be Spoilers Ahead but this is non-fiction so I’m not really wor...more Today’s Non-fiction post is on ‘He’s a Stud, She’s a Slut and 49 other double standards every women should know’ by Jessica Valenti. The intended reader is female but it also male friendly anyone over the age of about 13 can read this; there is some language but not much and it helps the reader hear the author’s voice. The cover is multicolored stripes with a black box in the middle with the title and author information in it. There Be Spoilers Ahead but this is non-fiction so I’m not really worried about it.

From the back of the book- Double standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Consider the following examples:
• He’s a hipster, She’s a Ho
• He’s Gay, She’s a Fantasy
• He’s Angry, She’s PMSing
• He’s Independent, She’s Pathetic
• He’s Successful, She’s a Showoff
• He’s Dating a Younger Woman, She’s a Cougar
Women are held to a different standard than men. And mostly we just put with it- but we don’t have to. Jessica Valenti offers 50 solutions to 50 of the most pressing double standards that women confront. With sass, humor, and in-your-face facts, she informs and equips women with the tools they need to combat sexist comments, topple ridiculous stereotypes and end the promotion of insidious double standards.

Review- This book is easy to read, has useful information, and does give some advice about how to deal with the fair world we live in. Valenti is very passionate about her topic and it shows. All the solutions were common sense ones but because I have been very lucky and not been in some of those situations I had not thought about them. I know that it is not popular to be a feminist but I am one. Valenti also talks about how unpopular it is to be a feminist. Now Valenti is not saying that men have problems and double standards to deal with too. She does talk about how if a guy is just nice to his girlfriend; he will be given a hard time by others, that he is too ‘soft’ and the like. But the main focus is about women in this broken world of ours. But she does have answers for everything there is some misinformation in it but it only one thing and I think that you should do the research for yourself about all 50 topics she talks about. But the heart of the book is in the right place, that place is making life better for everyone, not just women, because sexism effects everyone.

I give this a solid four stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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Jessica Valenti is the founder and editor of the popular blog and online community, Feministing.com.

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“When are we going to realize that hating other women - no matter how much money they have or how far they've fallen - is just as bad for ourselves as it is for anyone else?” — 4 people liked it

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He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know

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