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Amber  14
02-13-2004 02:41 PM ET (US)
 Like everyone else, I did defiantly notice that Pink Think was regurgitated many of its points. However, it did give me some things to think about. I am not old enough to remember any of the ads mentioned in the book but I know that it had some type of impact on my family (although not as overtly as the author mentions in the book). I never even noticed the impact until I read this book. I mentioned the whole Lysol thing in class and how I was convinced that it was some old wives’ tale that my grandmother made up. Its weird how a lot of the experiences that women had to go through aren’t really talked about. After reading this book, I was having a conversation about it with my mother. She had no idea about douching with Lysol and thought my granny made it all up too. During the conversation, I said, “I feel so bad for those women who had to wear those belts for menstruation”. She said,” what do you mean, I was one of those women”. My mother and I are very open with each other but I had no idea that pads did not exist for her. I guess that is not something you really think of to talk about, “Hey those belts sure were uncomfortable when I was growing up”. It sounds silly but talking about such things are so important because it shows the past generations how far women have come. That is why I can appreciate the book b/c it sparks conversation. It makes the reader want to do more and find out more in order to change society at least that is what I think the authors purpose was. She was very vague about some things and complexly ignored other points of view all together but it was a starting point.Sorry for this beign so late.
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