http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/05/21/pole-dancing-kits-and-other-modern-toys.aspxPadded bras for first graders , bikini waxes for eight-year-olds , pole dancing kits sold alongside Etch-a-sketches in the toy store—excuse me, but how did this happen? How is it affecting girls&#39; self-image? And, um, what happened to feminism? TheseenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/05/21/pole-dancing-kits-and-other-modern-toys.aspx#102526Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:07:03 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:102526 LKL<p>We sort of did this growing up. &nbsp;I think it was more in junior high and high school than elementary, though. &nbsp;Watching TV with my family, the commericial would come on, and my mom or dad would ask who is the commercial targeted to? What are they using to appeal to that group? &nbsp;Why are they using that? &nbsp;It made me a more critical thinker and a better consumer, I think.</p> <img src="http://www.babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=102526" width="1" height="1">