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ismnotwasm

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13. It's a very good question
Mon Apr 14, 2014, 09:41 PM
Apr 2014

Freedom is great, but who is deciding what "freedom" means in this context? Teaching little girls that their self worth is encased in sexually desirability is as far from " freedom" as you can get.

Still, the answer IMO is education, not censorship, reasonable choices, not gendered, underpaying jobs or following a path that leads to the many forms of prostitution. It CAN be a choice, but currently is more of an gathering of a very limited options to make a living; (topless barista????) thus how much harm are we causes young girls with this over sexualization?
Or, allowing the clearly sexist and unfair gender gap to continue.

We have women entering college In greater numbers than men--which is concerning and there's a couple of great theories why, but more concerning are the women who can't afford collage at all. We are breaking into many fields previously if not forbidden, strongly discouraged, like physics, chemistry, architecture, Tech. Politics. Every one has problems with sexism. Every one. So teaching little girls about these options, letting them know they exist, encouraging them I believe will trump the Miley's of the world.

We will continue the fight, though activism, through social media, and for me to proudly voting democrat. Getting our youth educated and working.

My oldest daughter is pregnant with her first daughter and last child. She has 3 boys. She is appalled at "all the princess crap; if my daughter wants to be a princess fine-- but I'm not shoving it down her throat".

She, Being raised by a feminist Mom, I get to hear things about my oldest grandson like "he really tries not to objectify women"

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Sounds like one of those child beauty pageant kids. RandySF Apr 2014 #1
How old is Mylie Cyrus now, anyhoo? grasswire Apr 2014 #2
Teens are waiting longer to have sex than they did in the recent past. seabeyond Apr 2014 #3
That's an interesting report. My first Gynecologist was a fellow of Guttmacher Institute... KoKo Apr 2014 #7
i have read other studies and it does seem as if they are a little older, just above the average of seabeyond Apr 2014 #10
Kinda strikes me as child abuse. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2014 #4
The two women who were with her seemed to be mother and daughter...and they KoKo Apr 2014 #12
The stereotypes you use in your thread are bothersome to me... Agschmid Apr 2014 #16
Commercial success is dependent upon this despicable phenomenon of sexualization of young girls. NYC_SKP Apr 2014 #5
This has been going on for some time. ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #6
Appreciate your views and the other answers on this post... KoKo Apr 2014 #8
It is sad. I rarely go to Huffington Post to follow the rest of an article posted here on DU KoKo Apr 2014 #11
It's a very good question ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #13
I do worry about it catrose Apr 2014 #9
I teach elementary school, roody Apr 2014 #14
i wonder how much it is parents who ar trying to impress other parents JI7 Apr 2014 #15
I feel as if the leap from... Agschmid Apr 2014 #17
Perhaps if we were seeing it in little boys as well as little girls ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #18
Thanks for your comments. Agschmid Apr 2014 #20
I tend to agree. redqueen Apr 2014 #19
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