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Judy Blume Forever

"'Hey, Ma...' I called. 'Here's the bus.' "As we got on, the bus drivergreeted me with,...

"'Hey, Ma...' I called. 'Here's the bus.' "As we got on, the bus driver
greeted me with, 'Hi, Beautiful!' "Mom gave him a big smile and said, "'Deenie's the beauty, Helen's the brain.' "The bus driver didn't say anything else "because what does he know
about our family? He was probably sorry
he bothered with us in the first place." {\an8}I'm going along reading about
this character who's got this mom {\an8}who's putting pressure on her
to be, you know, a model

Full Transcript

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"'Hey, Ma...' I called. 'Here's the bus.'
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"As we got on, the bus driver greeted me with, 'Hi, Beautiful!'
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"Mom gave him a big smile and said,
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"'Deenie's the beauty, Helen's the brain.'
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"The bus driver didn't say anything else
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"because what does he know about our family?
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He was probably sorry he bothered with us in the first place."
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{\an8}I'm going along reading about this character who's got this mom
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{\an8}who's putting pressure on her to be, you know, a model.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:18
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Amazon Studios,Imagine Documentaries,Uncle Feather Films,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Judy Blume and the generations of readers who have sparked to her work. It will examine her impact on pop culture and the occasional controversies over her frankness about puberty and sex.
And then all of a sudden, there's this passage that says, like, - Judy Blume Forever 00:09
And then all of a sudden, there's this passage that say...
That's what I do to help me fall asleep." - Judy Blume Forever 00:17
That's what I do to help me fall asleep."
Um, my own sexuality was an important part of my life. - Judy Blume Forever 00:06
Um, my own sexuality was an important part of my life.
For instance, I never heard the word "masturbation" when I was growing up, - Judy Blume Forever 00:08
For instance, I never heard the word "masturbation"...
And I was lucky enough to have friends who were open about it, - Judy Blume Forever 00:07
And I was lucky enough to have friends who were open about i...
"Do you have that special place?" - Judy Blume Forever 00:09
"Do you have that special place?"
{\an8}In the midst of the disability, she finds pleasure. - Judy Blume Forever 00:06
{\an8}In the midst of the disability, she finds pleasure.
It's honoring the fact that just because you have... have physical differences, - Judy Blume Forever 00:09
It's honoring the fact that just because you have... ha...
And simultaneously, girls should find pleasure. - Judy Blume Forever 00:05
And simultaneously, girls should find pleasure.
{\an8}As a kid, being 13, we were watching - Judy Blume Forever 00:15
{\an8}As a kid, being 13, we were watching
And even in my school, the idea of a girl masturbating meant they were a "slut." - Judy Blume Forever 00:10
And even in my school, the idea of a girl masturbating meant...
I did meet a male principal who said to me, - Judy Blume Forever 00:11
I did meet a male principal who said to me,
This is not normal." - Judy Blume Forever 00:08
This is not normal."
You know, my mother, she was a crackerjack typist - Judy Blume Forever 00:11
You know, my mother, she was a crackerjack typist
Never said a critical word, never said a critical word. - Judy Blume Forever 00:07
Never said a critical word, never said a critical word.
And now I do wonder, well, what did she think - Judy Blume Forever 00:16
And now I do wonder, well, what did she think
{\an8}Deenie is funny because I think its reputation, - Judy Blume Forever 00:14
{\an8}Deenie is funny because I think its reputation,
Reading it now, uh, I thought, - Judy Blume Forever 00:07
Reading it now, uh, I thought,
This is about what happens when your parents - Judy Blume Forever 00:12
This is about what happens when your parents
"I went up the stairs as fast as I could, - Judy Blume Forever 00:27
"I went up the stairs as fast as I could,