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DutchLiberal

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34. I couldn't agree more.

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #33)

Wed May 9, 2012, 10:00 AM

May 2012

As for "toning it down"... That wasn't at all what I was implying

I know you weren't; that's why I said "some people", referring to others.

I agree that pre-pubescent children should not be made to look and act in a sexual way. They're children, there's nothing sexual about them! Nobody is a 'prude' for pointing that out. That's just good common sense!

I'm sure you agree that there is a world of variety between 'dressing conservatively' and 'dressing like a sex object'; that there is a lot of grey between those two black and white polars opposites.

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On the Sexualization of Young Girls [View all] redqueen May 2012 OP

Good lord! cyberswede May 2012 #1

I remember that video WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #2

Heartbreaking! LASlibinSC May 2012 #3

I agree it is heartbreaking. redqueen May 2012 #5

It does, and it has for a very long time. PDJane May 2012 #38

That's just grotesque! Speck Tater May 2012 #4

I suppose part of it is just capitalism. redqueen May 2012 #6

I just don't get it. Speck Tater May 2012 #9

Some really good points buried under a lot of moralistic and prudish conservatism... DutchLiberal May 2012 #7

Couldn't have possibly said it better myself. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #10

What?! Somebody actually read all 3 pages worth of arguments I wrote? DutchLiberal May 2012 #11

I did.. SemperEadem May 2012 #13

Wow, great points, but I should ask, would this be an accurate shorter statement? alp227 May 2012 #14

I think you miss the point .... DaDeacon May 2012 #18

Thanks, and you got it almost all right! DutchLiberal May 2012 #20

You think that's my position? Or you mean that's the position I'm criticizing? DutchLiberal May 2012 #19

The position you were criticizing. alp227 May 2012 #21

I agree there is some overreaction. However, MadrasT May 2012 #25

I don't disagree with the premise of the video entirely. DutchLiberal May 2012 #28

Capitalism and corporate LASlibinSC May 2012 #8

part of the problem SemperEadem May 2012 #15

IMO there is more to it than lazy parenting. redqueen May 2012 #16

I recall very vividly at age 11 going through it SemperEadem May 2012 #17

we do not have a tv Tumbulu May 2012 #27

If Fijians were cut off from television SemperEadem May 2012 #12

i think the video is pretty clear, and parents, especially with daughters can easily seabeyond May 2012 #22

"Fashion" magazines are the Worst Sarcasticus May 2012 #23

Perhaps that's how it started? redqueen May 2012 #24

No, some people are trying to ignore and reject biology because it doesn't fit their narrative. DutchLiberal May 2012 #29

Now I'm REALLY glad we don't watch TV. E-FUCKING-GADS! That's just so wrong. HopeHoops May 2012 #26

Yes, the dolls were particularly bad. DutchLiberal May 2012 #30

The "slut dance" contest at the beginning was rather disturbing too. HopeHoops May 2012 #31

The "slut dance" is problematic for more than one reason. DutchLiberal May 2012 #32

When guys do it, it's more of a "dork dance", but the video was "girls". As for "toning it down"... HopeHoops May 2012 #33

I couldn't agree more. DutchLiberal May 2012 #34

It's also the movements, looks, and attitudes. I'm not for FCC censorship, but parents? HopeHoops May 2012 #35

'Sex sells', but we've known that for a long time and honestly, I don't see anything wrong with it.. DutchLiberal May 2012 #36

Yeah, it is really stupid. But you hit another point - Gray Poupon? HopeHoops May 2012 #37

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