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PinkCultureWell,womencontinuetoadvanceinAmericansociety,it'seasyforlittlegirlsstillgetstuckinaworldoffairytaleprincessesandfrillypinkdresses.ThatdoesnotsitwellwithjournalistPeggyOrenstein,whomusedaboutheryoungdaughter’sobsessionwithDisneyprincessesandpredilectionforthecolorpinkinaNewYorkTimesMagazineessay.Shecontinuesherreflectionontheoverwhelmingemphasisonthisstereotypedidealforgirlsinanewbook,CinderellaAteMyDaughter.PeggyOrensteinisatwarwithwhatshedescribesasourhyper-feminizedgirlie-girlconsumerculture.Whatismarketedtogirlsisthisideaofpinkandpretty.Itfusestheideaofappearancewithinnocence,andthenpresentstheinterestinappearanceasbeingevidenceoftheirinnocence,shesays.Butwhat’shappeningisthatgirlsareemphasizingthewaytheylookmoreandmoreandmore.So,we’retalkingaboutmakeupandprovocativedressesandallofthatkindofthing.Manyparentsdon’tseeanythingwrongwiththeirlittlegirlsplayingCinderella,puttingonmake-upanddressingupascuteprincesses,butOrensteinsays(that)shewondersaboutthelong-termimpactofencouragingthatbehavior.Ithinkparentingissuchapresenttensething.Whenyourdaughteris3monthsold,youcan'timaginehavinga6-yearold.Andwhenyouhavea6-yearold,youdon’twanttoimaginehavinga13-yearold.Youdon’ttendtostepbackandseethecontextandthearc.Iwantedtoprovidethatforparentssotheycanmaketheirchoicesmoreintentionallyandreallythinkaboutwhetherindulgingtheminthiswhenthey’rethreewasgoingtobehealthyforthemwhentheywere13.Orensteinspeakswithmarketers,socialhistorians,parents,psychologistsanddoctors,Orensteinfoundtherewascausetoworry.TheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationputoutareportacoupleofyearsagothatsaidthatanearlyover-emphasisonappearanceandplay-sexinesscancreateavulnerabilityingirlstothesortsofissuesthatweasparentsworryaboutsuchasnegativebodyimage,eatingdisorders,depressionandpoorsexualchoices,shesays.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsjustputoutawarningtoitsmemberphysicianstobemoreonguardforsignsofeatingdisordersinchildrenunder12becausethey’vebeenontheriseandunderdiagnosed.Whengirlsdefinethemselvesbyhowtheyappeartoothersratherthanbyhowtheyfeelinternally,shesays,itsetsthemupfordisappointment.Wesee15-year-oldgirlslookinginthemirrorwithincreasingdoubt,withincreasinganxietyandsaying,‘AmIthefairestofthemall?’andthinking‘No,Iamnot,butmaybeIwillbeifIbuythisproductorthatproduct,’andneverfeelingsatisfiedwithwhotheyare.Orensteinsaysparentshavethepowertoraisehealthy,self-confidentdaughters.Theycanprovidepositivealternativesthatcountertheinfluenceofthemediatobuycertainproductsandlookacertainway.It’snotgoodenoughjusttosay'no'tothethingscomingatyou.Youhavetofindotherthingsthatareouttherethatyoucansay'yes'to,thatarefunandjoyfullyconnectyourdaughtertobeingagirl,thatcanbroadenandenhanceandcreateoptionsforyourdaughterandhowshedefinesherselfasagirl.Orensteinincludesalistofresourcesshesaysparentscansay'yes'toonherwebsite.Theyincludechildren’sbooks,likePippiLongstocking,inwhichgirlsstandupforthemselves,movieswithstrongyoungheroineslikeDisney'sMulan,andsuggestionsforactivitieslikeyogatohelpgirlsdevelopapositivebodyimage.Withalltheresourcesavailabletoday,Orensteinsays,parentscanraiseconfidentyoungwomeninspiteoftheseductivepowerofthegirliegirlculture.Well,womencontinuetoadvanceinAmericansociety,it'seasyforlittlegirlsstillgetstuckinaworldoffairytaleprincessesandfrillypinkdresses.ThatdoesnotsitwellwithjournalistPeggyOrenstein,whomusedaboutheryoungdaughter’sobsessionwithDisneyprincessesandpredilectionforthecolorpinkinaNewYorkTimesMagazineessay.Fairytale['fɛəriteil]adj.神话故事般的Well,womencontinuetoadvanceinAmericansociety,it'seasyforlittlegirlsstillgetstuckinaworldoffairytaleprincessesandfrillypinkdresses.ThatdoesnotsitwellwithjournalistPeggyOrenstein,whomusedaboutheryoungdaughter’sobsessionwithDisneyprincessesandpredilectionforthecolorpinkinaNewYorkTimesMagazineessay.obsession[əb'seʃən]n.迷住,困扰相关例句Causedorconditionedbycompulsionorobsession.强迫的由强迫或压制所引起或制约的Hehasanobsessionwithpostagestamps.他为邮票着迷。Hisobsessionwithcomputersbegansixmonthsago.他半年前就迷上了计算机了Shecontinuesherreflectionontheoverwhelmingemphasisonthisstereotypedidealforgirlsinanewbook,CinderellaAteMyDaughter.PeggyOrensteinisatwarwithwhatshedescribesasourhyper-feminizedgirlie-girlconsumerculture.overwhelming['əuvə'hwelmiŋ].势不可挡的,占压倒优势的Shecontinuesherreflectionontheoverwhelmingemphasisonthisstereotypedidealforgirlsinanewbook,CinderellaAteMyDaughter.PeggyOrensteinisatwarwithwhatshedescribesasourhyper-feminizedgirlie-girlconsumerculture.stereotyped['stiəriətaipt]a.铅版的;老套的Tomakeastereotypeorelectrotypefrom.制版从…制铅版或电版He'sthestereotypeofanarmyofficer.他属于把种老派的军官。Whatismarketedtogirlsisthisideaofpinkandpretty.Itfusestheideaofappearancewithinnocence,andthenpresentstheinterestinappearanceasbeingevidenceoftheirinnocence,shesays.Butwhat’shappeningisthatgirlsareemphasizingthewaytheylookmoreandmoreandmore.So,we’retalkingaboutmakeupandprovocativedressesandallofthatkindofthing.provocative[prə'vɔkətiv]a.气人的,挑拨的,刺激的n.刺激物,挑拨物,兴奋剂Onethatactsasaprovocativestimulus;agoad.刺激令人振奋的刺激物;激励Whatismarketedtogirlsisthisideaofpinkandpretty.Itfusestheideaof