The sexual objectification of little girls

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22. Revolting.

Advertisers often rely on sex and youth to sell their shitty products. The field became crowded with advertisers using the same angle, as they could see its effectiveness among competitors, so they intensified: MORE youth, MORE sex. Don't rinse, just repeat, repeat, repeat.

And it's not just in those sickening model contests featuring children (and now even babies) wearing provocative clothing, lipstick, etc. I've seen little girls practicing their "wiles" (which they can't possibly understand--except as something that is expected of them) as far back as 20 years ago; the source had to be their parents, thinking it "cute" for them to do so. I've seen it in my own family, which is composed almost entirely of Southern Batshits. It sickened me then as it does now.

I saw some online video recently showing teenage boys exhibiting similar behavior, mostly around body-image concepts, starving themselves to show their muscles, which will never grow if they starve themselves; younger children egged on to pretend they are "real men" when they're just 3-5 years old and can't possibly understand the adult concepts they're told to ape.

They are all encouraged by their parents, who are most likely (certainly) influenced by a sick f'n media climate (and, again, the "conservatives" push that crap on their kids as much or more than anyone).

I remember a kid I knew in elementary school--he "wanted" to be a Soldier--without even knowing what that meant, much less what it entailed. He wanted to please his parents, as we all do at certain ages.

I didn't keep up with him, so don't know if he came home in a box, an envelope, or whatever. I suspect he was gay, but who knows whether he ever gained enough self awareness to express himself whether it pleased his parents or not.