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In reply to the discussion: The sexual objectification of little girls [View all]elias7
(3,997 posts)24. Is this new? Or news?
These points reiterate stuff that has been out there in medical and sociological literature for decades...
Only seems like it's getting worse on some fronts, though I would add that as someone in the medical field, I have observed a trend that many young woman (teens/early 20's) are surprisingly comfortable in their bodies regardless of body type or body mass index (body fat measurement). That, at least seems encouraging towards breaking the shackles of social expectation...
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You're right.TLC is a whorish, bottom-line cable station, and will put anything revolting on the air
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#4
Well, the sexualization of little girls has become SO rampant, we don't notice it
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#9
Nothing. They, too, are influenced by the media. Studies show the media influences the brain
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#12
Now there I agree with you. Parents are not supposed to be the best friend of their children
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#38
I've watched it twice, and it's sickening. But Toddlers and Tiaras isn't the only show
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#13
Some of the girls clothes we get into the thriftstore are really awful in this regard. Sickening.
Odin2005
Dec 2011
#20
I agree that the conservatives push this crap more than anyone else in this country
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#30
I've noticed no difference in the degree to which media sexually objectifies women
Sarah Ibarruri
Dec 2011
#29