The over sexualisation of children
I wanted to discuss people’s thoughts on the over sexualisation of children.
On a program I watched the other day there were people complaining about little bra and undie sets sold for little girls. The people on the show said that it makes the children too aware of sexualisation. They also mentioned Bratz dolls and their scant clothing as having a negative effect on children. I didn’t have a Barbi doll myself as a child but I imagine that most of the females on this board did. Did Barbie make you want to dress up like her?
When one of my nieces was about 3 she decided that she had to wear all of her skirts/pants on her hips down low because that was what Britney Spears was doing at the time.
Do you think children are becoming more sexualised at a young age?
What type of messages are celebrities/role models sending to children especially in these days of the hip hop videos and their portrayal of women.
Do you think not much has changed and that we just analyse these things more? I would be interested especially in what the Mum’s on the board have to say about this.