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"All of this is typical girl-fear. Once you realize that The Exorcist is, essentially, the story of a 12-year-old who starts cussing, masturbating, and disobeying her mother—in other words, going through puberty—it becomes apparent to the feminist-minded viewer why two adult men are called in to slap her around for much of the third act. People are convinced that something spooky is going on with girls; that, once they reach a certain age, they lose their adorable innocence and start tapping into something powerful and forbidden. Little girls are sugar and spice, but women are just plain scary. And the moment a girl becomes a woman is the moment you fear her most. Which explains why the culture keeps telling this story."

Rookie, The Season of the Witch  (via girlinthepurpleshirt)

Filed under : kick-ass on point feminist cultural studies critiques.

(via fuckyeahjoshlin)

you’re so wise.

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    i have always viewed the Exorcist this way, even before i found out about feminism, so it’s nice to see i’m not alone.
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    Holy shit, I’d never thought about it that way before. :O
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