Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls
“Getting Realunflinchingly tracks the abuse that, with the pervasive penetration of pornography, becomes normal culture . . . This book shows what needs to be stopped and why.”  —Catharine A. MacKinnon, Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School“This book is essential reading for parents, educators, and everyone who wishes to make the world a safer and healthier place for all children.”  —Jean Kilbourne, EdD, author,So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized ChildhoodandWhat Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids“Getting Realunmasks the tactics of those who mercilessly target children with messages that confuse and distort their development. It offers insights about how to reclaim childhood and support the critical discourse of children’s rights.”  —Joe Tucci, CEO, Australian Childhood Foundation“Getting Realis powerful, disturbing, confronting.”  —Melina Marchetta, author,Looking for Alibrandi"This was a great book to read. From HPV vaccines to plastic surgery, it's all there to ponder."  —Viva la Feminista"Kudos to Melinda Tankard Reist for bringing all these arguments under one umbrella and doing much to dissipate the confusion and ambivalence surrounding discussions of this topic." —The Voice Magazine"It's a confronting read. . . . but I think a necessary one to counter-balance the prevalent powers of commercialism."  —Girl with a Satchel blog