American Psychological Association, the girlie-girl culture’s emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness — Peggy Orenstein
All girls over age 14 remove pubic hair. The only touching is to remove hair. That’s grim. — Peggy Orenstein
Marketing to girls constantly presents a hypersexualized idea of girls; they’re expected — Peggy Orenstein
Effectively, it makes the greasepaint permanent, blurring the lines not only between — Peggy Orenstein
Sexualization is imposed from the outside as opposed to sexuality, an understanding — Peggy Orenstein
Displaying yourself as sexy doesn’t do anything to increase sexual self-knowledge or — Peggy Orenstein
Intimate justice touches on ideas of gender inequity, violence, bodily integrity, physical — Peggy Orenstein
Sexualization is the performance of sexuality, the performance of sexiness. Girls are — Peggy Orenstein