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| 6f4b391 | American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl culture's emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girls' vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents: depression, eating disorders, distorted body image, risky sexual behavior. | Peggy Orenstein | ||
| b2887c1 | I'm going to say this once here, and then--because it is obvious--I will not repeat it in the course of this book: not all boys engage in such behavior, not by a long shot, and many young men are girls' staunchest allies. However, every girl I spoke with, every single girl--regardless of her class, ethnicity, or sexual orientation; regardless of what she wore, regardless of her appearance--had been harassed in middle school, high school, co.. | self-objectification girls | Peggy Orenstein |