No group is subject to more fascination and derision than teenage girls. We track them, we gawk at them, we sexualize them, we use them to sell things, we hope they buy things. We allow them to shape the direction of our culture and then scorn them when they move the needle. They are “shrill” and “self-absorbed,” and we can easily conjure up images of screaming “fangirls” who fall to pieces at the sight of their favorite boy band/singer/YouTube star. In short, teenage girls are a p...
What We're Really Doing When We Shame Young Women For Their Selfies
The Huffington Post - 2 Oct 2015 22:59
No group is subject to more fascination and derision than teenage girls. We track them, we gawk at them, we sexualize them, we use them to sell things, we hope they buy things. We allow them to shape the direction of our culture and then scorn them when they move the needle. They are “shrill” and “self-absorbed,” and we can easily conjure up images of screaming “fangirls” who fall to pieces at the sight of their favorite boy band/singer/YouTube star. In short, teenage girls are a p...
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