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(1)When it comes to raising girls, today’s moms have plenty to worry about: self-image, depression, eating disorders, and, of co
(1)When it comes to raising girls, today’s moms have plenty to worry about: self-image, depression, eating disorders, and, of co
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(1)When it comes to raising girls, today’s moms have plenty to worry about: self-image, depression, eating disorders, and, of course, a culture that teaches women mat their worth is as much about their beauty as it is about their smarts. Peggy Orenstein knows mis all too well: she’s written about girls for years as a critic for The New York Times, and her 1994 book Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self Esteem, and the Confidence Gap was a bestseller. All of which is why, when Orenstein got pregnant, she kept to herself a dirty secret. "I was terrified at me thought of having a daughter," she writes. "I was supposed to be an expert on girls’ behavior. What if, after all mat, I wasn’t up to me challenge myself? What if I couldn’t raise the ideal daughter?"
(2)In her new book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Orenstein documents her struggle to do just that: raise a daughter who is happy and self-confident amid a world that encourages little girls to engulf their rooms in pink chiffon(薄绸)and rhinestone(莱茵石)tiaras. Yes, she’s talking about me princess complex—the little— girl love affair that starts with Cinderella and ends with sheets and toothbrushes and cups and tiaras and home decoration and pint-size wedding gowns and many other products. And the ultra-feminine messages that come along with it.
(3)This princess craze, many argue, leaves girls all mixed up: while they excel in school and outpace their male peers in science and math, they also obsess about Prince Charming and who has the prettiest dress, learning—from a mix of mass marketing and media—not that girls are strong, smart, or creative, but that each is a little princess of her own, judged by the beauty of her face. Just think about the fairy tales themselves: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White—all pitted against evil, ugly old women, waiting for the prince they’ve never met to fall for their beauty and rescue them from misery. In The Little Mermaid, Ariel literally trades in her voice for the chance a man she’s never met will love her in return.
(4)Orenstein’s own daughter didn’t start out princess-obsessed. Daisy marched into her first day of preschool in her favorite pinstriped overalls and carrying a Thomas the Tank Engine lunchbox. But it would be less than a month before the now-7-year-old would scream as her mother tried to wrestle her into pants, begging for a "real princess dress" with matching plastic high heels. Suddenly, Orenstein began noticing princess craze at every turn: Daisy’s classmates—even one with two mothers—showed up to school in princess outfits. The supermarket checkout woman addressed her daughter with "Hi, Princess." She found her daughter lying on the floor at a bat mitzvah, surrounded by a group of boys, waiting for her "prince" to come and wake her. Orenstein knew there was something about this she didn’t like. Frilly dresses? Waiting for Prince Charming? Isn’t that a descended role model? One would think—but as it turns out, it’s harder than it sounds to find the science to back up that notion. So instead, Orenstein decided to head to the front lines of this girl culture herself—observing an American Girl store, a toy fair, and, last, Disney, whose princess line of merchandise has become the largest franchise on the planet for girls ages 2 to 6. What she learned? "It’s not that princesses can’t expand girls’ imaginations," Orenstein explains. "But in today’s culture, princess starts to turn into something else. It’s not just being the fairest of them all, it’s being the hottest of them all, the most Paris Hilton of them all, the most Kim Kardashian of them all."
(5)Much of Orenstein’s territory is well trod. But the way she sees it, there is one very big thing that separates Daisy’s generation from those who came before her—and it’s called mass marketing. Disney alone has 26,000 Disney princess items on the market today, part of a $4 billion-a-year franchise that is the fastest-growing brand the company has ever created. "What these companies will tell you is that girls want this, so they give it to them," says Orenstein. But for girls who don’t want to play with pink princess toys, there’s virtually no other option.
(6)And when princesses grow up? Let’s just say that Miley Cyrus isn’t exactly the best role model. There may not be research that looks at the harm of princess culture specifically, but there is certainly evidence to show that girls are struggling. Studies show young girls today face more pressure than ever to be "perfect"— not only to get straight A’s and excel academically, but to be beautiful, fashionable, and kind. And the more mainstream media girls consume, the more they worry about being pretty and sexy. One study, from the University of Minnesota, found that just seeing advertisements from one to three minutes can have a negative impact on girls’ self-esteem.
(7)Orenstein is the first to admit she’s not a perfect parent. But her advice to others is to pride yourself on saying no. "People have said to me, ’Don’t you feel like you’re brainwashing your daughter because you’re not giving her the choice of what she consumes?’" Orenstein says. "But there’s not really a choice. Disney isn’t giving you a choice." Being a princess may seem simple. But raising one takes a whole lot of brains.
The sentence in the fifth paragraph "Much of Orenstein’s territory is well trod" implies that_____.
选项
A、many researches on what Orenstein’s concerned about have already been conducted
B、her opinions about the princess complexity have been cited by other people
C、Orenstein views the princess phenomenon in a different way
D、Disney’s princess products have occupied Orenstein’s house
答案
A
解析
根据第5段第2句话用转折词But表达Orenstein的观点,说明在她所关心的这个领域早已有人深入研究过,因此A正确。well trod字面意思为“被人深入地涉足过”。
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