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My Life as a Sex Object

By Jessica Valenti · The Guardian · May 2016

My Life as a Sex Object

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"In her teens, strangers flashed her on the subway, teachers asked her for hugs and boys made jokes about her breasts. Should she laugh off a lifetime of objectification – or get angry?"

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