“A countdown was started on my local radio show to my 18th birthday — euphemistically the date that I would be legal to sleep with. Movie reviewers talked about my budding breasts in reviews. I understood very quickly, even as a 13-year-old, that if I were to express myself sexually I would feel unsafe and that men would feel entitled to discuss and objectify my body to my great discomfort.” RealityComing Of AgeSocial CommentaryGirlhoodFemale SexualityPedophiliaHebephiliaTeen Experience Author:Natalie Portman