Teens - xoJane

Turns Out You Can't Scare Teens Away From Taking Crotch-Selfies

Kate Conway — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400

BONUS: I ask a bunch of 18-year-olds about their sex lives, feel like a total creeper in the process!

Teen Bieber Fan Who Struggled With Cutting To 4Chan: Why Do You Want Me To Hurt Myself?

Lianne M — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

More than 15% of the adolescent population struggles with cutting. xoJane asked a teenager to share her thoughts on the #cuttingforbieber hoax perpetuated by 4Chan that led to some instances of actual self-harm by children.

What's the Deal With Body Spray, Anyway?

Siam — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:30:00 -0400

Neither a deodorant nor a perfume, body spray occupies a pre-teen hinterland of strange new bodily functions and half-understood urges.

Afro Combs Don’t Kill: Demonizing Black Youth Culture

Althea Legal-Miller of Clutch — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:30:00 -0400

The “Afro comb” is an explicitly racialized object, which gave the media license to make the not-so-subtle claim that this violence was indicative of “black” youth culture.

Nostalgia Reality Check: Girl-Centric Coming-of-Age Film "FOXES"

Rachel_1 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:25 -0400

I’m a Jeanie, I intuit other Jeanies and we are Annie-magnets. We long for the innocence of the Madges and the brass ovaries of the Deirdres.

Nostalgia Reality Check: 1979 Coming-of-Age Classic, LITTLE DARLINGS

Rachel_1 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:32 -0500

Girl-centric summer camp classic "Little Darlings" was a movie I held religiously close to my heart as a preteen, but how would it look to an almost 39-year-old?

Real Sports Fans Don't Wear PINK

Daisy — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:02:11 -0400

Victoria's Secret's MLB line doesn't hit it out of the park.