Buy the paperback book cinderella ate my daughter dispatches from the front lines of the new girlie girl culture by peggy orenstein at indigoca canadas largest bookstore free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders peggy orenstein acclaimed author of the groundbreaking new york times bestsellers girls sex and schoolgirls offers a radical timely wake up call for parents . Cinderella ate my daughter dispatches from the front lines of the new girlie girl culture is a 2011 book written by peggy orenstein the book explores the phenomenon of princess culture and in particular how the concept is marketed to young girls the book stemmed from an article that orenstein wrote for the new york times magazine in 2006 entitled whats wrong with cinderella. An interesting look at how highly gendered girlie girl culture is being marketed to increasingly younger girls but in orensteins quest to determine whether or not all things pink princess y hurt little girls or whether there is a biological component to their attraction to pink dolls princesses she takes on some pretty obvious targets she criticizes bratz dolls for being too . Peggy orenstein acclaimed author of the groundbreaking new york times bestsellers girls sex and schoolgirls offers a radical timely wake up call for parents revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults sweet and sassy or predatory and hardened sexualized girlhood influences our daughters from infancy onward telling them . Cinderella ate my daughter dispatches from the front lines of the new girlie girl culture peggy orenstein harper collins jan 25 2011 family relationships 272 pages 35 reviews peggy orenstein acclaimed author of the groundbreaking new york times bestsellers girls sex and schoolgirls offers a radical timely wake up call for parents revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink