All girls over age 14 remove pubic hair. The only touching is to remove hair. That's grim.
Peggy OrensteinI'm watching my own daughter grow up. I see this overt sexual culture coming at her like a Mack truck. She's in seventh grade.
Peggy OrensteinWhile I completely disagree with the "purity" concept, it was the only place I saw fathers talking to girls about their expectations and attitudes to sex and expressing love and support. I didn't see liberal dads having similar conversations with their daughters.
Peggy OrensteinAmerican Psychological Association, the girlie-girl cultureโs emphasis on beauty and play-sexiness can increase girlsโ vulnerability to the pitfalls that most concern parents: depression, eating disorders, distorted body image, risky sexual behavior.
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