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A Coming-of-Age Movie That Doesn’t Sexualize Preteen Girls
FINALLY
The new film version of “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” accomplishes a rare feat: It depicts young girls’ curiosity about sex—lovingly and frankly—without objectifying them.
Izzy Ampil
Published
Apr. 29 2023
9:01PM EDT
Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images and Dana Hawley/Lionsgate
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