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Note to Self

Sexiness, Social Media and Teenage Girls

Note to Self

WNYC Studios

Self-improvement, Tech, Note, Npr, Education, Public, Wnyc, Manoush, York, To, New, Self, Radio, Business, Technology, Relationships, City, Society & Culture, Zomorodi, Newtechcity

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2016

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Author Peggy Orenstein tells us what the Internet is teaching teen girls about sexiness and desirability.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, it's Manouche.

0:01.5

Just wanna say right up top here, this conversation that you're about to hear gets into some pretty grown up topics.

0:07.3

So if you're not in the mood to get into it with your little ones, or I don't know, you still get embarrassed in front of your mom,

0:14.0

save this one to listen to.

0:17.1

When you're alone, it's a good one. It's a really good one.

0:20.7

We are sexualizing women all over the place and urging this performance of sexiness.

0:26.4

So if all of that led to girls feeling like they had more agency, more of a voice, more pleasure, more power,

0:34.3

and their sexual encounters, I might say, okay, I'm just being old and fussy and I have to get over it.

0:39.5

But it's the inverse and that confidence is coming off with their clothes.

0:48.6

It's note to self, the tech show about being human. I'm a new summer ody.

0:56.5

Make yourself sexy. Just for yourself.

0:59.3

Put yourself first in a sexy way.

1:01.5

This week, some of the messed up cultural messages about sexiness and sex online, the girl see.

1:09.3

Make yourself first in a sexy way. Push them, move them. Just for yourself.

1:13.3

Wear things in sheen. Just for yourself.

1:15.7

If it's just for myself, should I be comfortable? No.

1:18.3

Make yourself sexy, just for yourself.

1:21.1

Looking hot in an Instagram selfie, well that means you're empowered.

1:25.2

Especially if you get more than 50 likes.

1:28.1

Texting someone a revealing picture of yourself?

1:30.6

You're owning your sexuality girlfriend.

1:33.6

Wait, are you?

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