girls

There's nothing new at Lauren Greenfield's exhibit "Girl Culture," but, man, is it depressing. Especially looking at it as someone who remembers how hard we fought in the 70's to be taken seriously. Here's the thing about feminism that a lot of young people don't get these days (and a lot of older people, too, for that matter): it wasn't (because truly, is feminism even alive?) about becoming pseudo-men--it was about being valued for something more than our looks and for being something more than an accessory to a man. It's depressing as hell to me to see how far we've regressed...it's like it's the 50's all over again....

"I want to be a topless dancer or a showgirl. I think it’d be fun, dancing with my tits showing off. It’s like a goal. If I can accomplish being that, then I can accomplish anything." ~Sheena, age 15

And be sure to listen to Lily's interview done when she was five.

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