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39. actually, i'm not. were you? n/t

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Must Read -the sexualisation of girls [View all] malaise Mar 2012 OP

This is a problem, yes... Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #1

yes young women and girls unionworks Mar 2012 #2

There is a huge Dorian Gray Mar 2012 #3

the op starts out unionworks Mar 2012 #5

It is a waste of time get the red out Mar 2012 #11

+1 Adsos Letter Mar 2012 #53

Get a grip lunatica Mar 2012 #4

I'm a man and I get it. unionworks Mar 2012 #7

OK. I believe you but lunatica Mar 2012 #13

As far as minor girls go unionworks Mar 2012 #16

It isn't dads who drag their daughters to beauty pageants. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #18

True in this case, but quite often both parents see the child model malaise Mar 2012 #20

Yeah, but teenage girls are sold on promises of fortune and fame. Jennicut Mar 2012 #15

.When mainstream porn is more inclusive than fashion modeling, the world has definitely Mopar151 Mar 2012 #23

Heck--I have seen a heavily made up and sexualized 10-year-old tblue37 Mar 2012 #41

You have hit the nail directly on it's head. Girls are very much exploited for their youth Farmer-Rick Mar 2012 #14

another man here... you are exactly right fascisthunter Mar 2012 #29

Huh? n/t malaise Mar 2012 #12

You missed the point of the article. chrisa Mar 2012 #22

Make up and heels are just a western kind of burka. intheflow Mar 2012 #28

That is actually pretty profound. DevonRex Mar 2012 #32

The woman on the left chooses to dress like that Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #43

is it choice? Whisp Mar 2012 #46

It is definitely a personal choice for the woman on the left Art_from_Ark Mar 2012 #47

Okay, take for example some cultures where men who are married Whisp Mar 2012 #50

Precisely. nt DevonRex Mar 2012 #49

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #36

+1 Poll_Blind Mar 2012 #42

OMG!!! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #6

Girls and women these days are under a huge pressure... ananda Mar 2012 #8

Actually, porn has lower standards (nt) jeff47 Mar 2012 #40

It starts with the parents Gman Mar 2012 #9

By "parent" you mean "mom". lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #19

too bad those young girls must have totally powerless, uninvolved fathers, eh? n/t Scout Mar 2012 #31

Yes. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2012 #35

actually, i'm not. were you? n/t Scout Mar 2012 #39

Dr. Phil had a pageant dad on his show. DevonRex Mar 2012 #33

We live a culture that loves innocence and sex, no surprise that some would exploit children HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #10

It might be wise unionworks Mar 2012 #17

wait, lol. this is what you applaud... you know, burkas or this. nothing in the middle. nt seabeyond Mar 2012 #21

A Blondeau photo shoot was at the center of a 2011 uproar in France about this issue HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #34

That is the 10-year-old girl I was referring to above. nt tblue37 Mar 2012 #44

our society is creating an environment of women/girls all being w*****. it is that simple seabeyond Mar 2012 #24

Children should be allowed to be children. DLevine Mar 2012 #25

for sure. It's really sad for them to be forced to grow up fast Whisp Mar 2012 #51

Reality check. There was a recent story about a woman complaining her daughter was being... HopeHoops Mar 2012 #26

This is a sickening and deeply disturbing trend GopperStopper2680 Mar 2012 #27

Yes. Have you ever watched Toddlers and Tiaras? polly7 Mar 2012 #38

I just don't get it... fascisthunter Mar 2012 #30

violently damaging BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #37

Meanwhile while ReTHUGS are taking away women's rights in malaise Mar 2012 #45

oh yeah BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #52

Pubescent children (especially girls) are a commodity SoCalDem Mar 2012 #48