Slumber Parties

<p>Did you know the original <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2239931/1965-Slumber-Party-Barbie-came-scales-set-110lbs-diet-book-telling-eat.html" rel="nofollow">Slumber Party Barbie came with a scale and diet book?</a></p><p>Obviously the size of our body should be top of mind when we begin to explore our personal independence and foundational friendships.</p><p>In this conversation, Rose and Kamea wonder if a sleepover is a rite of passage or an early experience that results in deep insecurities.</p><p><a href="https://thymetochat.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe and see our illustrated show notes on Substack! </a></p><h3><br></h3><h3>The Fantasy</h3><p>Over the generations slumber party shenanigans have been one of the main spaces where we can see depictions of female friendship and mentorship in film.</p><p>Consider this scene in the cult classic Grease:</p><p><br></p><p>Or this one from the Princess Diaries:</p><p><br></p><p>While these frequently don’t pass the <a href="https://bechdeltest.com/" rel="nofollow">Bechdel test</a>, they do provide space for female characters to speak to each other and try on different social roles. In some cases this can be supportive and lovely, in others we see toxic internalized misogyny or diet culture seep into girls role play.</p><p><a href="https://www.thymetochat.com/showmerch" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dc770ec-10c6-4091-b33c-ca98d22e6882_1100x220.png" height="220" width="1100"></a></p><p>The fantasy of what occurs at slumber parties extends well beyond the wholesome depiction we were fed as children. To many there is something erotic about catching a young feme in a vulnerable place. Slumber parties provide a situation in which the viewer does a bit of the emotional labor to imagine the girls in isolation. Therefore it continues to frequent the storylines of