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A rap over the knuckles for offensive lyrics

November 4th, 2011 Comments off

Way to go Britain! Why don’t we do more of this here?

by Carolyn Moynihan

The latest move in Britain’s clampdown on the sexualization of children is a warning to broadcasters to keep offensive lyrics off the radio waves at times when children are likely to be listening. Read more…

Please stop sexualizing our children

August 16th, 2011 11 comments

by Dr. Michael L. Brown

The recent cover of the French edition of Vogue magazine caused considerable controversy, and it was not because of the all too typical, female model featured in a sensual pose. Instead, it was the fact that the model this time was a 10-year-old girl. Read more…

Actor speaks out against ‘sexualization’

July 13th, 2011 Comments off

by Sheila Liaugminas

Usually, celebrities command press attention for causes like war and disaster relief and AIDS. This isn’t usually one of their causes.

But David Schwimmer is concerned about the sexualizing of young girls in pop culture, which he admits is getting worse. Read more…

Parents outraged once again at retailer selling sex

March 31st, 2011 Comments off

As well they should be.

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow -

A storm continues to brew over Abercrombie & Fitch’s marketing strategy, which according to some is again sexualizing youth.

A&F is back in the business of pushing eroticism on children by marketing a new push-up bikini top, which was originally being sold for girls as young as seven years old – according to Bill Johnson of the American Decency Association. Read more…

‘Lower age of consent’ says gay rights campaigner

August 27th, 2010 31 comments

Now here’s a good idea. (Heavy sarcasm)

by Carolyn Moynihan

A high profile British homosexual activist wants the age of sexual consent lowered to 14, on the basis that currently underage sex “is mostly consenting, safe and fun”. Read more…

Troubling theories about childhood innocence

June 18th, 2010 3 comments

Troubling, indeed, to think that three and four-year-olds calling “kissing crocs” one boy and one girl is “a problem.” I don’t call that a problem; I call it normal! Let them be normal. If that’s the way they’re thinking naturally, than it’s natural. Why try to mess with them?

by Carolyn Moynihan

Sexuality engineers may be coming to a childcare centre near you.

Let’s get one thing straight: are we against the sexualization of children or are we not? If we — adult, mainstream society — are against it, we had better start explaining to ourselves why there are people employed in public institutions who say openly that they do not believe in the sexual innocence of children and want to expose it as a myth. Read more…

‘Minx’ game tempts tweens

February 13th, 2010 Comments off

Yet another fantastic way to screw up kids.

Carolyn Moynihan

The sexualisation of children’s entertainment has reached a new low with the arrival of an online game in which kids can “hook up” and play strippers and prostitutes with avatars. Read more…

Getting Real

October 21st, 2009 Comments off

Pauline Cooper, Mercatornet.com

Australian academics and activists collaborate in a new book to challenge the sexualisation of girls.

The cell phone is a very handy tool for a Gen X girl like myself. Having lived through the texting revolution I can speak first hand of how my social life has been transformed and how this new mode of communication has been the vehicle for positive cultural change. Read more…