Sexual Images of Children in the Media: Promoting Pedophilia?
 

So I was cruising the internet for creepy pictures to post in people's profiles and came across this image:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3267/...1e159c354d.jpg

Needless to say, Im a little....A LOT....creeped out by this.

I started thinking about ALL of the images and ways that children are sexualized in the media, in pop music, and through toys and wanted a place to talk about it so we could all recognize it a little better.

My baby sis was 9 when she asked for her first Bratz doll. I was not amused by them. Any others?

I wonder why our society rages against pedophilia but so easily embraces the sexualization of children?

This type of media campaign totally creeps me out.

Why do they feed pedophiles these kind of images?

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http://thedailyvoice.com/voice/image..._doll_full.jpg

Totally big time fucked up. The fact that they used a child and the word sexy should be illegal. Someone should file a law suit. If someone hasnt already lets do it.

all i can say to that is .... wow O_O

I was flipping through the channels the other night, and saw a part of Toddlers & Tiaras (the reality show about baby pagents ~ think JonBenet Ramsey). It's hard to believe that they have swimsuit events, dress these LITTLE girls up like 20 year old models, and teach them to be flirty with the winking, blowing kisses & shaking their butts. I can't even imagine the self esteem & body image issues these kids are gonna deal with later on down the line. Not to mention, giving pedophiles a "legal" way to have access to these children.

A little while back, there was a lot of debate about a group of 7 year old girls at a dance competition, dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies", and even got attention from the ladies on the View.

GIRL, we had MEGA debates about this at my job!!!!!

O.M.G.

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http://thelaughingstork.com/wp-conte...pyDiaperAd.jpg

Ugh...this is so disturbing on so many levels.

That Baby Soft ad really does appear to be photoshopped to have a child's face and an adult hand...a pole dancing doll...a sexualized image of a child so young as to be wearing a pull-up...just so wrong. And that video...just gives me chills.

I believe that, as a society, we really need to allow children to be innocent and children as long as possible...and we need to protect that. The most disturbing thing to me is the parents who find this entertaining or amusing or (worst of all) something to be proud of.

And this?? This "you must compete with your young dauther because purity and virginal skin is WAY more desireable than an adult woman" thing?

Oh. HELL. No.

http://pzrservices.typepad.com/.a/6a...f8a4970c-400wi

Gross
 

http://www.feministing.com/archives/013072.html
 

Here is the sad thing..

These ads are all over magazines, and parents don't blink twice which is disturbing cause yanno your 11 year old has to have that pair of Diesel Jeans

Really??

Gross

You KNOW this has got to come from one of those "you cant start em' too early" camps...



http://feministphilosophers.files.wo...rn-wedding.jpg

Not Walt's Idea of Disney...
 

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15 Year Old Brooke Shields
 

Why in the world, would a BABY need high heels?! I just don't get it!!

http://www.areavoices.com/rrvwt/imag...eels_for_b.jpg

So that a few years later her parents can do this to her....

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4OuEfH0ftZ...ty+pageant.jpg

...and it will already feel "normal"
Ugh.

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