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Originally Posted by Nat (Post 128083)

I think Hudson makes some good points.

At the same time, I think this is a topic very much worth discussing.

I don't think sexualized images of children lead directly to pedophilia.

I do think the messages conveyed in that sort of advertising may equate to a sort of tacit societal nod in the direction of child objectification, exploitation and abuse.

Yup.... it would be a really good thing for people to do some research into what pedophilia is and is not. Also, literature about what sexualized media images of children (and adult women posed as children in a sexualized manner) do and do not contribute to pedophilia. This isn't an area without a wealth of research data. This just isn't one of those shoot from the hip subjects.

And I agree with- your statement that the messages conveyed in that sort of advertising may equate to a sort of tacit societal nod in the direction of child objectification, exploitation and abuse.

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Originally Posted by Enchantress (Post 130262)

A relevant read:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/ma...WT.mc_ev=click

Great article--thanks, Enchantress. :)

I found this part really interesting (and sad):

In his book, “The Triple Bind: Saving Our Teenage Girls From Today’s Pressures,” Stephen Hinshaw, chairman of the psychology department at the University of California, Berkeley, explains that sexualizing little girls — whether through images, music or play — actually undermines healthy sexuality rather than promoting it. Those bootylicious grade-schoolers in the dance troupe presumably don’t understand the meaning of their motions (and thank goodness for it), but, precisely because of that, they don’t connect — and may never learn to connect — sexy attitude to erotic feelings.

“By the time they are teenagers,” she said, “the girls I talk to respond to questions about how their bodies feel — questions about sexuality or desire — by talking about how their bodies look. They will say something like, ‘I felt like I looked good.’ Looking good is not a feeling.”

And yet another reason (link to) that eating disorders are so prevalent. Not to mention body dysphoria. It all starts so very young...