Why can't they get this stuff right?

I've read a few posts on this, and I just have to post something about it, or my head will splode. Over at Shapely Prose, Kate Harding comments on an article that's up on a site designed to "help" young girls that are just starting to learn about their bodies. Not only that, but it preys on those that are concerned about the war in Iraq (because that's why we're fat or something...) In a pamphlet handed out in health class, pre-teen girls are directed to this site. Not only from there, but also from other web-sites that Tampax makers, Proctor & Gamble (testers of animals if you didn't know), have associated themselves with -like seventeen.com, cosmogirl.com and teenmag.com- all websites and their printed counterparts that I'm sure millions and millions of girls read.

My favorite "tip" in the article is this one, "Write down everything you eat. Icky, we know, but we also know there’s no better substitute (except looking at yourself in the mirror naked), that’s better than tracking what goes into your mouth to get you into the habit of thinking before you eat." --you know, because looking at yourself in the mirror naked is supposed to make you feel so bad about yourself that you, in turn, DON'T EAT. Food journals aside, this is some effing B.S. How about we give the poor women of tomorrow eating disorders for eff's sake.

It's so sad to see the comments on this site, these 10 and 11 year old girls are so worried about the way that they look that it channels all those feelings back to my head. I was a sad little girl sometimes, and I can only imagine how much these girls are beating themselves up. It makes me think about bringing children into this world and how difficult it really will be to raise them (heaven forbid that any of them are girls).

And, I'm not the best person to articulate on this, as you can see here and here.

But, if you go here, you can voice your opinion about this article, besides pounding on it here at Port Awesome.

And as you see at the f-word (who now has a follow-up), you can contact the people responsible for the site here-

• Dr. Iris Prager, beinggirl Content Manager
• Tina So, beinggirl Interactive Marketing Manager
• Jamie Kissell, US beinggirl Interactive Marketing Manager
• Janis Carter, beinggirl Interactive Production Manager
• Sonya Kirkpatrick, beinggirl Marketing Specialist

And also, Melanie Healey, Group President, Global Feminine and Health Care

One Procter & Gamble Plaza
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
United States

You could probably also tell P&G to stop testing on animals and putting horrible chemicals in those tampons that the pre-teen girls this site is directed at are sticking up their cooters (sorry, couldn't figure out how to pluralize "vag").

This is why I go the natural cotton route, no nasty chemicals in this vag.
(Again, I apologize).

Now, I have an assignment I'm supposed to be working on involving The King of Kong, which I watched this past weekend. Back to the task at hand...