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Judy Blume Forever

That's what I do to help me fall asleep." So, like, just droppedin the middle of a...

That's what I do to help me fall asleep." So, like, just dropped
in the middle of a narrative about all these other things,
and I was... it stopped me cold because I had so much shame
about my own masturbating

Full Transcript

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That's what I do to help me fall asleep."
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So, like, just dropped in the middle of a narrative
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about all these other things, and I was... it stopped me cold
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because I had so much shame about my own masturbating.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:59
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.
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,
{\an8}She gets really angry at people, and she lets it fly. - Judy Blume Forever 00:05
{\an8}She gets really angry at people, and she lets it fly.
And Deenie kind of unleashing herself in the book was really helpful to me. - Judy Blume Forever 00:07
And Deenie kind of unleashing herself in the book was really...