k8inorbit: People have long speculated about why girls love horses, according to Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. She says that by identifying with these dynamic, strong animals, girls are expressing their own power. - Why Do Girls Love Horses, Unicorns And Dolphins? : NPR If you aren’t following NPR’s Hidden World of Girls series by The Kitchen Sisters already, I strongly recommend it. That may be why I really only like horses in books. And the fact that I’m very allergic to them.

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People have long speculated about why girls love horses, according to Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. She says that by identifying with these dynamic, strong animals, girls are expressing their own power.
- Why Do Girls Love Horses, Unicorns And Dolphins? : NPR

If you aren’t following NPR’s Hidden World of Girls series by The Kitchen Sisters already, I strongly recommend it.

That may be why I really only like horses in books. And the fact that I’m very allergic to them.
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  1. annrafalko reblogged this from npr and added:
    Why do girls love horses? Because they’re always there for you.They listen. They’re huge and kind. They don’t care if...
  2. sylviac reblogged this from npr and added:
    I liked this piece, but it doesn’t really give a satisfactory answer to the question. And it also makes me wonder: why...
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    That may be why I really only like horses in books. And the fact that I’m very allergic to them.
  5. sisterspock reblogged this from intotheairewaves and added:
    People have long speculated about why girls love horses, according to Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My...
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  7. delaineydelainey reblogged this from npr and added:
    Probably one of my most favorite series on NPR.
  8. ipomoeaandthestarstealers reblogged this from npr and added:
    Because horses, unicorns, and dolphins are FUCKING AWESOME.
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