The book Cinderella Ate My Daughter written by Peggy Orenstein is about her hopes, fears, and questions about raising a girl. The book was published in 2011 by Harper Collins Publishers. The book goes through all the questions mothers have about raising their daughters to be happy, healthy, well-rounded adults that can accomplish anything they want. The purpose of the book is to bring into view all the hardships girls go through going up. Growing up, we watch all these princess movies showing how the girl is saved by the handsome prince. These movies teach us that “someday my prince will come” and our lives will be saved. It teaches girls that they don’t need to be self-sufficient because some day a man will come along and take care of
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There are many things that girls do today that even twenty years ago they did not. Now girls are wearing makeup and clothes that barely cover their bodies. “Close to half of six- to nine-year-olds regularly use lipstick or gloss, presumably with parental approval; the percentage of eight- to twelve-year-olds who regularly use mascara doubled between 2008 and 2010 to 18 and 15 percent, respectively” (Orenstein, 82). It is crazy to think that this many girls are wearing makeup daily when they are this young. Girls are growing up much faster now than they were. It’s becoming increasingly common to walk past a little girl that looks like she is roughly ten years older than she actually is. Society has told girls that they need to look hot and perfect every day. Girls don’t know any better but to listen and dress and act this way. Due to the fact that girls are growing up faster they are also maturing sexually faster. “Young people mature physically earlier, and many of them lead active sex-lives from a relatively early age” (Aappola, 96). It is becoming more and more common for boys and girls to “mature sexually” much sooner; at least they may think they are sexually mature. Just because they are having sex or are preforming sexual acts does not mean they are sexually mature it just mean they are sexually active. There are many other subjects that come up in this book from role models for girls, toys girls play with, princesses, and
There are many things that girls do today that even twenty years ago they did not. Now girls are wearing makeup and clothes that barely cover their bodies. “Close to half of six- to nine-year-olds regularly use lipstick or gloss, presumably with parental approval; the percentage of eight- to twelve-year-olds who regularly use mascara doubled between 2008 and 2010 to 18 and 15 percent, respectively” (Orenstein, 82). It is crazy to think that this many girls are wearing makeup daily when they are this young. Girls are growing up much faster now than they were. It’s becoming increasingly common to walk past a little girl that looks like she is roughly ten years older than she actually is. Society has told girls that they need to look hot and perfect every day. Girls don’t know any better but to listen and dress and act this way. Due to the fact that girls are growing up faster they are also maturing sexually faster. “Young people mature physically earlier, and many of them lead active sex-lives from a relatively early age” (Aappola, 96). It is becoming more and more common for boys and girls to “mature sexually” much sooner; at least they may think they are sexually mature. Just because they are having sex or are preforming sexual acts does not mean they are sexually mature it just mean they are sexually active. There are many other subjects that come up in this book from role models for girls, toys girls play with, princesses, and