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Peggy Orenstein Quotes

There is only one princess in the Disney tales, one girl who gets to be exalted. Princesses may confide in a sympathetic mouse or teacup, but they do not have girlfriends. God forbid Snow White should give Sleeping Beauty a little support. Let’s review: princesses avoid female bonding. Their goals are to be saved by a prince, get married, and be taken care of the rest of their lives Picture Quote #1

Sexualization is imposed from the outside as opposed to sexuality, an understanding of the body’s responses and desires and ability to communicate that, cultivated from within Picture Quote #1

Mothers are doing a better job talking about risk, danger, reproduction, consent, unwanted pregnancy. We’re not talking about how to balance the risks and joys and we’re really not talking about the joys Picture Quote #1

Parents tend to name all of baby boys’ body parts, but with girls they go from belly button to knees with this void in the middle. That doesn’t change as kids go into puberty Picture Quote #1

Marketing to girls constantly presents a hypersexualized idea of girls; they’re expected to appear sexy but be cut off from their sexuality Picture Quote #1

A lot of what happens in consensual encounters and in the way we talk to both girls and boys about sex creates a medium in which assault flourishes Picture Quote #1

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Sexualization is the performance of sexuality, the performance of sexiness. Girls are super good at that now Picture Quote #1

Maybe I wanted children, maybe I didn’t, but I wanted the decision to be a choice, not a mandate. Last time I checked, childlessness was only supposed to be a condition of career advancement for nuns Picture Quote #1

The point of creativity is to express and challenge yourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life Picture Quote #1

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There is only one princess in the Disney tales, one girl who gets to be exalted. Princesses may confide in a sympathetic mouse or teacup, but they do not have girlfriends. God forbid Snow White should give Sleeping Beauty a little support. Let’s review: princesses avoid female bonding. Their goals are to be saved by a prince, get married, and be taken care of the rest of their lives (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Sexualization is imposed from the outside as opposed to sexuality, an understanding of the body’s responses and desires and ability to communicate that, cultivated from within (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Mothers are doing a better job talking about risk, danger, reproduction, consent, unwanted pregnancy. We’re not talking about how to balance the risks and joys and we’re really not talking about the joys. (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Parents tend to name all of baby boys’ body parts, but with girls they go from belly button to knees with this void in the middle. That doesn’t change as kids go into puberty. (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Marketing to girls constantly presents a hypersexualized idea of girls; they’re expected to appear sexy but be cut off from their sexuality. (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) A lot of what happens in consensual encounters and in the way we talk to both girls and boys about sex creates a medium in which assault flourishes. (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Sexualization is the performance of sexuality, the performance of sexiness. Girls are super good at that now. (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) Maybe I wanted children, maybe I didn’t, but I wanted the decision to be a choice, not a mandate. Last time I checked, childlessness was only supposed to be a condition of career advancement for nuns (Peggy Orenstein Quotes) The point of creativity is to express and challenge yourself, to make meaning, to embrace your life (Peggy Orenstein Quotes)