On AlterNet: girls

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "girls"

The Horror of HBO's "Girls"

Eileen Jones, eXiled Online. May 3, 2012.

The mumblecore cancer has spread.

6 Reasons to Check out HBO's Show "Girls"

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress. April 13, 2012.

There's been a huge amount of debate about the TV show "Girls." But it's worth giving it a try.

Why I'm Deeply Skeptical of HBO's Super-Hyped Show 'Girls'

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. April 11, 2012.

Why 'Girls' may not be the feminist godsend we're being told it is.

"Turn Me On, Dammit!" New Film a Horny Teen-Girl Manifesto?

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon. April 1, 2012.

With its sex-obsessed young heroine, "Turn Me On, Dammit!" goes where few movies have gone.

What Happened to the Female Comedy Boom?

Alyssa Rosenberg, ThinkProgress. March 22, 2012.

What This Year’s Female-Driven Comedies Can—and Can’t—Do For Women In TV and at Home

Addicted to Beauty? How My Obsession With Looking Hot Screwed Up My Life

Lisa Hickey, The Good Men Project. September 20, 2011.

Compulsive pursuing "beauty" almost ruined Lisa Hickey's life, until she learned to accept herself, as well as her past.

How Our Sick Culture Makes Girls Think They Have to be Gorgeous to Be Loved

Hugo Schwyzer, AlterNet. April 12, 2011.

Smart and amazing young women have somehow gotten the idea that in order to be treated with respect and love, they have to be damn near perfect.

Why Girls Around the World Don't Get to Go to School

Michelle Chen, Ms. Blog. September 23, 2010.

Knowledge is power. So it's no wonder that, all around the world, a girl has less of both.

Is Our Sexed-up Society Creating Prosti-Tots?

Lynn Harris, AlterNet. March 11, 2010.

Super-sexualized 'prosti-tot' culture posits hotness -- as opposed to, say, math -- as a girl's highest attainable goal.

Lactating for Little Girls: A New Baby Doll Teaches Kids How to Breastfeed (!)

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. August 6, 2009.

Creepiest thing ever.

"Slutty Girls Seducing Stupid Boys": Yet Another Absurd, Sexist Fallacy of Abstinence-Only Education

Joe Sonka, Amplify Your Voice. March 10, 2009.

In much abstinence-only literature, young women are told to not show skin, lest they invite dirty lustful thoughts in hapless boys.

Helping Girls Navigate Sexualization in the Media

Joyce McFadden, Huffington Post. May 1, 2008.

Young girls are inundated with sexist media images. How do we help them develop a healthy sense of their own sexuality?

Is Overachieving Bad for Girls?

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. November 16, 2006.

A new book praises hyper-achieving 'alpha girls.' But their behavior may be symptomatic of a larger trend in outwardly high-achieving and inwardly self-hating young women.