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Why Everyone Should See “Turning Red”
I recently came across a Facebook post from Diary of a Mom about Pixar’s new animated film Turning Red. I was intrigued to note that the reviews ran the gamut, from David Sims’ rave in The Atlantic—he called it “the best thing Pixar’s produced in recent memory”—to the dismissive-at-best review from the managing director of Cinema Blend, Sean O’Connell, who said, Some Pixar films are made for a universal audience. Turning Red is not. The target audience for this one feels very specific, and very narrow. If you are in it, this might work well for you. I am not in it. This was exhausting. Hmmmmm . . . The…
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“Good Girls” Don’t Become Great Women
Lately it has come to my attention (yet again) how very much the admonition to “be a good girl” has affected my life, and not for the better. I strongly suspect I am by no means alone on this, so maybe some of this will resonate for you too. The phrase “be a good girl” is usually used to keep a girl child – or even woman – “in her place.” The simple four-word phrase is backed up by the not-entirely-unspoken Good Girls Ten Commandments.
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