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Arrived today:

Fast Girls: Teenage tribes and the myth of the slut by Emily White

Armies of daylight by Barbara Hambly (hurray completes a trilogy!)

Finished today:

Fast Girls: Teenage tribes and the myth of the slut by Emily White

I only picked it up to flick through but got completely drawn in. It really is shocking how cruel teenagers can be to each other, but the explanation is convincing and interesting. I was upset by how nasty girls can be to each other, even though I went to an all-girls school myself! Certainly not more peaceful and pleasant than the male sex. I was fascinated by certain enduring qualities of the myth, from 50 year old victims to one of the more recent teenager victimised by her peers (who was aware of the 'slut' myth but was unable to convince her bigoted and unpleasant teenage mob of fellow students). Isnt it about time we all moved on from objectifing women as 'mothers' and 'whores' and stop punishing women who admit to enjoying sex. It does look as if the situation has improved (with the 'slut' label morphing into something different) but too slowly, too slowly. I would be interested to see if anyone has written a book about the male equivalent- the 'fag'