ng feminism as glitz down young girls" throats, which is a complete misinterpretation of feminism as a movement. The essay "Girl Power", published in Time, and written by Nadya Labi, proves that even girl power has its limitations. A good example is the new Disney animated movie Mulan. To be powerful and accomplish her goals, Mulan must pass herself off as a boy. Labi states "That's one of the limitations of girl power. Its lure is the image of girls kicking ass, being boylike.". Other good examples are the television shows Buffy, The Vampire Slayer; Xena, Warrior Princess; Dawson's Creek; and Felicity. All of the above shows are mentioned briefly in Labi's essay. Dieting is also a common trend among teenagers, as evidenced by the survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited in Labi's essay. They found that in 1995, after surveying 1,955 students in Grades 9 - 12 that 60% of the girls were trying to lose weight, compared to 24% of the boys. Eating disorder cases go up every year, and Joan Brumberg, author of The Body Project, believes that "celebrities inevitable reinforce the notion that appearance is the only source of female power". Groups like The Spice Girls promote the wrong type of feminism in spades. With their shirts and mottoes like Girl Power, they project the wrong image for today's teens. Add that in with the television shows and the increasingly thin celebrities, and girls are being shown that to be a feminist, you must be thin and act like a boy. That is not an appropriate message for a feminist or nonfeminist of ANY age. While the Spice Girls may seem harmless enough, their message of girl power, and the short dresses, pass along the message again that to be happy, to be powerful, you must be thin. Mulan, while staying away from the dieting, "teaches" girls that to get what they want and to help other people, they must look, act and dress like a boy.