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"Think back to when you were 8, 9, 10. Were you interested in Barbies? Did you have dreams of growing up to be a princess? One writer warns of what this super-girly &amp;quot;princess&amp;quot; culture may be doing to American girls... Journalist Peggy Orenstein&amp;#x27;s new book Cinderella Ate My Daughter (just released today) explores issues of what the &amp;quot;pink culture&amp;quot; (think Barbie, princesses, plastic high heels and the like) is doing to young girls in America today, specifically how this uber-girly sub-culture, stemming from media and product marketers, is leading girls to confront body image issues and become &amp;quot;sexualized&amp;quot; at younger and younger ages. I&amp;#x27;m so curious to know what you think. Did you play with Barbies and have princess fantasies as a girl? Did it send you down the wrong track or are you a well-adjusted woman despite all the pink, thankyouverymuch? More reading: *Body image reminder for every woman: Life doesn&amp;#x27;t start 10 lbs from now... *What&amp;#x27;s your earliest memory of dieting? The celeb who started Weigh Watchers at age 9! *Weird health news: Researchers say you could be overweight and ... not know it. More Ways to Get Glamour Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter Add us to your iGoogle homepage Photo: Harper "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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