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A review by corianderwrites
Cinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy Orenstein
3.0
I really enjoyed the points made in this book. Yet I didn’t ever feel like there was a conclusion drawn or a definite answer to the nonsense that culture tells women. Basically everything is a marketing scheme yes, but where do we draw the line? I have a lot of questions and I didn’t agree with her on everything. Yes, I agree we should objectify women - but are we not allowed to enjoy our sexuality just as men do? It’s a double standard that has long bothered me. And I don’t think we really have an answer to fix this. I wish there were more solutions to the problems that face women in business and culture.
What I did take away was that children should not be watching Disney princess movies in their early developmental years. They are not good role models and Princess’ teach girls to do nothing and focus on beauty and looks as if that is their only assets.
Children should also be given opportunities to socialize with kids of the opposite gender, as statistics show, kids who have friends of the opposite gender transition to dating and marriage much better. And are generally more stable in life. We should not be putting boys and girls against each other, this kind of segregation implies to children that boys/girls are somehow a mystery and foreign and there is no opportunity to actually talk or understand the other. This is paramount to learning and creating stable lives for kids as they get older.
More of a flushed out review to come when I collect my thoughts.
What I did take away was that children should not be watching Disney princess movies in their early developmental years. They are not good role models and Princess’ teach girls to do nothing and focus on beauty and looks as if that is their only assets.
Children should also be given opportunities to socialize with kids of the opposite gender, as statistics show, kids who have friends of the opposite gender transition to dating and marriage much better. And are generally more stable in life. We should not be putting boys and girls against each other, this kind of segregation implies to children that boys/girls are somehow a mystery and foreign and there is no opportunity to actually talk or understand the other. This is paramount to learning and creating stable lives for kids as they get older.
More of a flushed out review to come when I collect my thoughts.