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Adventurer
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 Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject: Sexualisation 'harms' young girls |
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 00:31 GMT
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Sexualisation 'harms' young girls
Some computer games show sexualised images of girls
The media's portrayal of young women as sex objects harms girls' mental and physical health, US experts warn.
Magazines, television, video games and music videos all have a detrimental effect, a task force from the American Psychological Association reported.
Sexualisation can lead to a lack of confidence with their bodies as well as depression and eating disorders.
Such images also have a negative effect on healthy sexual development in girls, the researchers said.
The task force was set up after mounting "public concern" about the sexualisation of young girls.
EXAMPLES OF SEXUALISATION
Young pop stars dressed as sex objects
Dolls aimed at young girls with sexual clothing such as fishnet tights
Clothing, such as thongs, for seven to 10-year-olds
Adult models dressed as young girls
Research on the content and effects of television, music videos, music lyrics, magazines, films, video games and the internet was analysed.
Recent advertising campaigns and merchandising of products aimed at girls was also scrutinised.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6376421.stm |
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VanIslander
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Koreans are #1 at doing that. |
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eamo
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| Koreans are #1 at doing that. |
Well, behind the Japanese of course. Half of their pop culture is involved with sexualising pre-pubescent girls. |
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khyber
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| i'm surprised this is news |
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Qinella
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| This is one of the most highly researched areas in sociology today. It's not newsworthy at all, although it is good to keep it out in the public forum. Not that those responsible are going to change anything, though.. |
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Satori
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep. And the huge amounts of violence on tv probably harms young boys, wouldn't you say? |
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Hollywoodaction
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, sexualised young girls might end shaving their heads as a cry for help after their marriage to a schmuk has ended in divorce.  |
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Qinella
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| Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Satori wrote: |
| Yep. And the huge amounts of violence on tv probably harms young boys, wouldn't you say? |
What a very strange comparison. |
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Satori
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:10 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Satori wrote: |
| Yep. And the huge amounts of violence on tv probably harms young boys, wouldn't you say? |
What a very strange comparison. |
It's not a qualitative comparison. The connection is media images that harm young people. Both are bad news. |
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ChopChaeJoe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:38 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Satori wrote: |
| Yep. And the huge amounts of violence on tv probably harms young boys, wouldn't you say? |
What a very strange comparison. |
Disagree. The key word is huge. Violence is seen so many ways that no healthy pperspective can be gained from the ... well i guess that's why we need parents.
However, the sexualization of girls is pretty insideous and isn't something a parent is likely to talk about too uch. |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| Then...who is going to put a bullet in Paris Hilton's empty skull? Sorry...what a terrible thing to do to a bullet. |
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Qinella
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: |
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| ChopChaeJoe wrote: |
| Qinella wrote: |
| Satori wrote: |
| Yep. And the huge amounts of violence on tv probably harms young boys, wouldn't you say? |
What a very strange comparison. |
Disagree. The key word is huge. Violence is seen so many ways that no healthy pperspective can be gained from the |
Right, but that's why I think they are strange comparisons. The continual, almost exclusive focus on female sexuality is said to actually harm girls, and in so many ways, from eating disorders to suicide to rape to depression and so forth. The claims about exposure to violence, however, center on causing or encouraging behavior which causes harm rather than receiving it.
I hope that makes sense..
Also, there is a big descrepancy in importance, in that the former is undeniable and the latter is still under debate.
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| However, the sexualization of girls is pretty insideous and isn't something a parent is likely to talk about too uch. |
Indeed, and really, a parent cannot buffet the overwhelming effects of society's gaze, anyhow. It takes a very special person to raise a child who is unaffected by peer pressure and the like. Very rarely have I met a product of that type of parenting. Maybe.. once or twice in my life? |
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Qinella
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
| Then...who is going to put a bullet in Paris Hilton's empty skull? Sorry...what a terrible thing to do to a bullet. |
Someone's been playing too many violent video games, I see! 
fwiw, I think that theory is weightless |
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crazylemongirl
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| I think blaming the media is an easy way to cop out of parental responsibility. If stuff comes up in the media, rather than banning it, perhaps use it as a chance to educate strong, healthy, girls. Lesson #1: wear panties. |
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Demophobe
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:23 am Post subject: |
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| Qinella wrote: |
| Demophobe wrote: |
| Then...who is going to put a bullet in Paris Hilton's empty skull? Sorry...what a terrible thing to do to a bullet. |
Someone's been playing too many violent video games, I see!
fwiw, I think that theory is weightless |
You may be right. 
However, she is a sickening person (and the poster girl for this thread) who is being seen by far too many young girls. Perhaps we could just put her in a box on a high shelf somewhere and forget about her? |
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