OK--once again, I'm first; now, if anybody makes an "age before beauty" crack, they are condemned to a lifetime of "DUDS" whenever they date!
 I got the impression during class today that not many of my classmates are enjoying "Pink Think" as much as I am. Maybe sometimes it's true that "you woulda had to have been there" in order to fully appreciate something. Reading this book really brings back a lot, and although as I stated earlier I never really fell for all the crapola, it's really eye-opening and refreshing to me to see that many young girls/young women/now adult women of my era were/are feeling the same way as I did about this stuff. I only wish that as a child I had known other girls who felt the same way, because although I stayed true to myself, at times it was quite lonely--not to mention infuriating.
 But enough of my nostalgia. I am ending this particular entry with a very somber, somewhat profound observation:
 All kidding aside, it is a marvel that women as a gender, collectively and generally speaking, have been able to overcome the stereotypical suppression and come as far as we have--not to say that there isn't a long way to go yet, but in view of how we were made to feel so subordinate and helpless, so --PINK-- I say "You GO, girl!" to all who came before me and helped me add my own fuel to that same illuminating torch.

I am having mixed feelings about the book "Pink Think." At first, I felt that it was an easy and enjoyable read. Now that I am into the fifth chapter, I keep finding myself looking to see how many pages are left until the end of the chapter. It is now a bit redundant and monotonous. Nonetheless, it is very interesting. There are certain things that just blow my mind, that people could write these things with such firm conviction, and actually spread this view of femininity so thick over the culture that we still struggle with some of these issues today. i guess that Kathy is right, it's kind of a "You had to be there" sort of thing- for if this book revolved around cultural phenomena of the 80's, I would probably be much more interested. Still, this book is providing me with a huge explanation why my mother's generation is the way it is. I would love to think that with our generation, we can squash Pink Think. But, I think it is a strong possibility that maybe (although it is different now) it might even be worse these days...

When reading "Pink Think" I felt it was somewhat over the top, but I still feel that that was almost necessary to get the point across and allow us to realize that this still goes on today. I was amazed at first when reading the different articles, but then slowly began to realize that only the wording was different, these things are still prevelent today. I know that womens rights have come a long way, and that things are slowly changing, but I cannot help but think that some of this will just never change (or at least not in my life time). I agree with Jeni that it helps me to understand my mom's experiences growing up, but then I wonder why she raised me to be so independent. I can clean, but I certainly cannot cook, or do many other "Pink Think" type things, the so-called women's work. I think the most shocking thing when reading this is that most of this pink image actually came from women. And if it did not originate with them, it certainly was advanced by them, and that just baffles me. Honestly, I am so happy that I am growing up in the generation I am in.