I did a search on google for the word GIRL. The top sites listed were for girls age 9-13 (american girl magazine, girl skate boards, dress up for girls, activities for preteens, and so on).
Then I did a search for the word GIRLS. This time the top sites listed were about where to look at hot babes and sexy girls.
One letter was the difference between a child and a woman.
Imagine you are an 11 year old girl. You see ads for "Girls Gone Wild" or hear the song "Girls, Girls, Girls", for example. How do you (with a child's brain) distinguish the difference between child girl and adult girl?
Furthermore, how can we expect girls to become women who don't perpetually act like children, if it is not completely clear that girls are not women and women are not girls?
Any thoughts on the matter?
2007-11-12
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Gender Studies