At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhort — Caitlin Flanagan
At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhort — Caitlin Flanagan
At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhort — Caitlin Flanagan
At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhort — Caitlin Flanagan
At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhort — Caitlin Flanagan
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At every turn, girls - even the most carefully raised and deeply loved - are surrounded by a popular culture that exhorts them to think of themselves as sexually disposable creatures.

— Caitlin Flanagan
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