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Summary: Essential for the thinking woman
Review: A fascinating read. The author has a bit of a hobby in collecting examples of 'Pink Think,' or, paraphernalia which encourages women to do groom themselves to be appropriately girly to fulfill their potential (i.e., how girls were brainwashed for decades that their only goals in life should be to snag a husband and to find their true happiness in motherhood). It's enraging and yet at the same time strangely intriguing to read about books, magazines, advertisements, games, television shows, movies and more were so often geared toward steering a woman to be a certain way. Strange details include how women were encouraged to be 'fresh' from douching with disinfectants to childhood games where the goal was to get the perfect date to how a woman only achieves true sexual satisfaction after she had fulfilled her destiny of marrying and having children. On top of that it details how girls were encouraged to always dumb themselves down in front of men to flatter their egos, and the author even provides quizzes published decades ago in magazines to test girlishness or career woman potential. Any modern independent woman will be both shocked, amused, angered and more than likely grateful that so much progress has been made (even though we're still encouraged in many ways to continue to 'think pink'). Just open up a woman's magazine and see the advertisements for pink feminine hygiene products and diet aids, among a million other self-improvement articles. It's great to see a book like 'Pink Think,' however, to realize how far we've come along.
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Summary: Finally!
Review: After enjoying Lynn Perils sarcastic wit in Mystery Date, I was excited to read she had a book in the works. Lo and behold here it is.
Peril reviews highlights of advertisements and home ec propaganda from mid-century america, when gender roles were apparently our patriotic god-fearing duty to obey. Along with illustrations and reprints of such epherma, we get her commentary, which isn't as obnoxiously judgemental as it could be- instead she is just amused and continuously dumbfounded at the ploys used to develop brand loyalty from age 3 on, instill a pride in fragile, meek femininity (strapping robust heterosexuality in the males), and exploit adolescent anxiety in order to do so.
Open any womens magazine from the era and you will find page after page of ads for deoderant and listerine- all with the same message that failure to use their products might ruin your chances at MARRAIGE, the be all end all, apparently, of female life in the mid 1900s.
Lynn Peril collects and organizes the best of these ads and textbooks for you. It is up to you to make any conjectures about what they imply past and present about their place in politics and commerce in America.
The 8 color pages in the center could be put to better use, such as putting more pictures on each page, but that's really just a minor detail.
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Summary: good read
Review: although i've enjoyed this book, i did not find it as fascinating as some of the other reviewers. except the part about a product that was a douche/ enema/ mouthwash all-in-one: "three orifices, one product" and using lysol as a douche, there was nothing really new. nonetheless, a very good read.
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Summary: In the Pink
Review: Elegant writing matched with eye-catching period graphics combine to create a very readable popular history.
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Summary: For the Pink Thinkers Among Us
Review: I love the color pink, don't get me wrong. However, after reading this book, I can't look at it quite the same! This book was an excellent read, which I picked up while doing a project on women's sexuality from the 1950's to today. This book is definitely an eye opener--for those of us who thought we knew--but really had no idea. I think everyone should read this book.
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Summary: Are phone message pads PINK?
Review: I LOVE this book. I have been waiting 2 years and it is not LONG enough. I almost had apoplexy last night from laughing so hard while reading it! This book is very good in the genre of Nature Abhors a Vacuum: A Handbook for the Domestically Impaired, Kiss My Tiara and Southern Ladies and Gentlemen. Thanks for getting it into print (FINALLY) W.W. NORTON. When is the next book?
P.S. I am SOOOOOOO happy it was delivered on September 30th! You will have to read the book to realize the significance!
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Summary: Wow! This book is a real eye-opener! A must read for women!
Review: I read this book a few weeks ago and all I can say is WOW! I had no idea women were so stero-typed, (I'm in my early 20's, so I missed all that the book talks about). Lynn's writing style is great. She actually made cultural studies interesting! I have yet to see another history book like this. She is blunt, but very funny. It is a real page-turner, I read it in four days and enjoyed every minute. I think all girls from age 18 to 100 should read this book! I only have one request-where's BLUE THINK? That way we could all see both sides of the story. :-)
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Summary: Pink think...I was impressed.
Review: I stumbled across Ms. Peril's website once, relieved that I am not the only person in the world who collects old home-ec and charm books :-) I got this out of the library, not expecting this book to be as exhaustive as it was, really thinking it might be more of a pictoral "poking fun of the kitschy 50's" type of book which I've seen now and then. However, I was delighted to find that Ms. Peril does a fantastic job exploring the mores of the past. Funny, scary, unbelievable. I would have to agree with another reviewer here, though, that present day "pink think" is only briefly touched upon. This is fine with me, because I look upon this as more of a historical perspective of the 20th century through the 70's. Nonetheless, I found it fascinating and hard to put down.
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Summary: Good, not Great
Review: I was a little disappointed by this book. I found the subject matter really interesting, and Peril has done a good job gathering information from all kinds of sources. Peril puts very little of herself into the book, though. I would have liked to see a bit more theory or application. The early chapters indicate the blueprint that is to be followed throughout the rest of the book and there is very little development from then on.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: It is what I saw to be a modern "Feminine Mystique". A very insightful book on the media's effect on women and how impactful society affects females to the point that a color becomes a technique to manipulate women. As a high school student I found this book truly amazing and an awesome reading that I would recommend for everyone to read as we are constantly blinded by how detrimental society can be to women.
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