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Girls, Girls, Girls
A couple of weeks ago, my 6-year old daughter was looking over my shoulder as I was reading a magazine. The rag in question was something innocuous like Real Simple. I flipped to a page that had an ad for some miracle anti-aging lotion that featured an unlined-but-mature woman. My girl quickly asked me, as I was about to flip the page, “do you think that lady is hot?”
I did what I usual do when faced with new parenting challenges, which is to blink a lot.
“What do you mean by ‘hot?” I asked.
“Hot, mom. Like hot.” She did a little dance that made it clear what hot meant. And then I heard my brain quietly implode.
I thought I could wait a few years before thinking about my daughter, body image and early sexualization. I was wrong, especially in light of a fairly recent APA report on the sexualization of little girls.
It’s not all bad news — and parents aren’t powerless in the face of Britney’s midriff. Happily, two bloggers came up with a list of ten ways to combat the sexual age creep. And, no, sitting on the couch and blinking isn’t one of them.
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3 Comments
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amMy 6 and 8 year olds have no idea what that term means. I dont let them watch commercial tv.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThe point of the picture is not to promote sexualization, but rather to exemplify the author’s point.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThat picture is not doing much to fight the Sexy. My first instinct was not to click on this story. So much for the fight against sexualization at Strollerderby.
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