We're Talking About: Peggy Orenstein's Book, Amy Chua's Daughter, and Gay Parents in the South
|
Posted Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at 1:40 PM
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother author Amy Chua 's daughter responded to the negative press about her mother in an open letter to "Tiger Mom." [ New York Post ]
The South is not known as a region open to homosexual people, but gay families are finding the South to be a very welcoming home. [ New York Times ]
Oprah says she considered suicide after becoming pregant at age 14. [ Jezebel ]
Peggy Orenstein 's new book about gendered marketing to children, Cinderella Ate My Daughter , has been released. [ Reel Girl ]
The anonymous author of the Washington, D.C., novel O has asked other writers to keep quiet to reporters about it. [ New York Times ]
MTV's version of the British television show Skins is being called "the most dangerous show for children" ... and it's also really awful. [ The Hairpin ]
Photograph of Oprah by Frazer Harrison for Getty Images.
Rule No. 1 for Female Academics: Don’t Have a Baby
Sesame Street Creates a Muppet Whose Dad Is in Jail. Way Too Many Kids Relate.
Here's What It Looks Like When a Technology Actually Dies