How do you feel when you see sexualization of young girls?

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   Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

   Recently French Vogue published risque photos of a 10-year-old Thylane Loubry Blondeau. The preteen girl wore make up, high heels and haute couture, and had expression that was not childish. Some say that was an work of art while others say it crossed a line.

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      AEvansposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am personally disgusted. There are to many pedophiles in this world and young girls should be just that,"young girls." 10 years-old is to young to be wearing make-up, heels etc. What is this world coming to?

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      Brenda Durhamposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      This is sad.  Kids should be allowed to have a childhood.  I can see it being okay for a young girl to imitate her mom by dressing in grownup clothing, etc., for play,  but parents & society these days seem to be pushing kids into adulthood long before they're capable of even thinking about adult things.

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      If you think those photos are of a sexual nature...
      
      ... then...
      
      ... Yeah, I think you might need some counseling.
      
      It's just a kid in WAY too much make-up. She's fully covered...
      
      Whatevs. Just my two cents.

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      Nick Lucasposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think it is sad and that people are stealing innocence away from children.  Life steals innocence as we grow older so I say leave children alone.  As adults we need to protect them.

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         AEvansposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I agree. The beauty contests for little girls should be all about natural beauty and talent. Not make-up, bikinis, ratted hair and hairspray. It is appalling none the less posing in Vogue. She looks like a 10-year old with make-up it is horrendous! Shame on Vogue for even doing such a thing, I am not looking at purchasing there magazine here in the U.S. for a long-long time.

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   2uesdayposted 12 years ago

   Saddened, that parents are willing to allow this to happen to their child.

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      rebekahELLEposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I feel the same. Let little girls look and act like little girls.

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   I hate the French

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      Richard Craigposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      wow, you're not shy am you? lol

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         Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I like their fries and banquettes though

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            Richard Craigposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            What about Le Mans 24hr race, French Connection, Patrice Evra or Daft Punk?

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               Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               nope.. hate all those too...  but Cyrano wasn't a bad movie

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                  Richard Craigposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Fair enough.  Is it just the French?

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                     Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     really, its just french men... the woman are hot... just not the prepubescent ones they like to use in the fashion industry

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                        Richard Craigposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        There IS some pretty hot french women.  I think I might have a bit of trouble communicating though as I can't speak french, not that I'd be able to get a word in anyway! lol

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                           Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                           I always did better with woman the less they understood what I was saying

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   Liola Leeposted 12 years ago

   I think it is very sad!!!

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   ubanichijiokeposted 12 years ago

   I love french. Patrice Evra, a great manchester united player. Love him all the way.
   
   To the question, i do condemn it cos it may expose the underaged girls to abuses. Thanks

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   Wesman Todd Shawposted 12 years ago

   I want cloned copies of Karen Bach/Lancaume PRONTO!

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   Mrvoodooposted 12 years ago

   I personally believe that the real danger is in seeing sexualization, where sexualization doesn't exist. 
   
   Are these pictures glamorous? Sure.  Sexual? Not that I can see. 
   
   If you see something more than what they are, perhaps you should be looking inwards...

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   Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

   Mrvoodoo, I believe you when you say the real danger is in seeing sexualization. But how can you differentiate glamorous and sexual? We don't want little girls look glamorous with sultry eyes, gaping pout (to burrow the words of critics of Vogue photos), we what them look innocent beauty, don't you agree?

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      IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Pedophiles are attracted to the innocent beauty naturally exuded by little girls. I think its perhaps true to say that glamorizing them will actually help protect them from perverts.
      Oh here are some examples of that little girl by the way.
      
      http://images.google.com/search?tbm=isc … 61l2-1l1l0

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      Mrvoodooposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Glamour, is defined as being: "Beautiful, and/or smart, in a showy way".  And in terms of photography, is designed to engage the eye.  Photographs of a sexual nature, are primarily designed to stimulate other organs.  And while the two can blur, they are far from exclusive, in my opinion.

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         Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         we cant define it anyway we want... I know sick when I see it (and I usually like it!.. but this is nuts...
         
         

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            Mrvoodooposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Strange.  Because all I see is a little girl. 
            
            Do I find these shows a bit weird, yes.  Do I find it sexual, no.
            
            As I said above, if you see more than is there.  Who is at fault?

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               Wesman Todd Shawposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               What I see is a little girl who obviously has some of the world's SICKEST most DISGUSTING parents.

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                  Mrvoodooposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Then I can only assume that I'm missing something that you see through your eyes.    Is this not just a picture of a little girl smiling?  What do you see?

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               IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               That's all I see. A little girl with makeup. Happy to pose for the cameras.
               
               Beware, people, of the political correctness brigade.
               
               They are insidious, they creep up on you, they want you to believe that this is sick in some way.
               
               It's not.
               
               Little girls always want to be big girls.
               
               Whether they are allowed to look like big girls or not is up to their parents, but hey, I bet you this little girl is loving it!
               
               There are sickos in this world, there is no denying it. I cannot look at a child without feeling maternal feelings.
               
               The pedos of this world, likely cannot look at a child no matter how they are dressed, without sick feelings.
               
               THEY are at fault. They are in the wrong...not the child, no matter how she is dressed.
               
               Didn't we have this argument already about rapists?

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                  Mrvoodooposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  I couldn't agree more.  Somebody says "THIS IS SICK!" And you have to agree, or risk looking guilty.  Especially as a man.  But I just don't see it here.
                  
                  Is there a paedo somewhere in the world getting their jollies over these pics, possibly.  Is the solution to hide all girls away and force them to wear to burkas?  I'm not convinced.  These days, if there's not a terrorist hiding in your teapot, there's a paedo.  Take all necessary steps to keep your children (and the children of others) safe, but don't let the fear-mongers turn something innocent, into something seedy.

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                     John Holdenposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     What is innocent in the sexualising of young girls?

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   this reminds me of that sickening tv show where parents enter their children in beauty parents.. t
   
   eaching them what 'really' matters is their sexuality and looks.. and preparing them for a life swinging on a pole in the center of a men's club

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    Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

    I'm not quite sure if "Pedophiles are attracted to the innocent beauty naturally exuded by little girls," but it is true that innocent girls are more prone to abuse.

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    Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

    I agree with you Greek One, I really hate to see children in so called beauty pageants. They are taught to walk like models on FTV and hurl kisses.

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       Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       and usually their parents look like they wouldnt even win a beauty contest at an agricultural fair... they just want to live through their children

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    bonnebartronposted 12 years ago

    Nasty stuff

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    Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

    That's right!

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       HattieMattieMaeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Well they been exploited women on magazines for decades now! Doesn't matter what age, or where, or what they are wearing, we just need to stop explointing women period! lol

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          Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          let's not get out of control now

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    Binaya.Ghimireposted 12 years ago

    I did not invent the word sexual, it was there in the newspaper report.

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    rachellrobinsonposted 12 years ago

    I agree with Brenda, we need to let our children have their childhoods. There is such a rush for them to be adults when they have to be adults for the rest of their lives but they only get to be children for 18 years, and really they only get to be children for about 15 years.

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    Wesman Todd Shawposted 12 years ago

    That picture is beyond disgusting.  Of course I realize that you pointed that out, and used it as an illustration for such.
    
    It's evidence of a sick world, and our world only seems to be getting sicker.  That child isn't even pretty dressed or adorned in such a way - she looks plastic already.
    
    Is that the little "Ramsey" girl that was murdered years ago?  Looks like her to me, but I'm not sure.

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       Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       I just goggled kids beauty contests.. its on tv all the time

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    2uesdayposted 12 years ago

    This is part of a bigger problem i.e. that society appears to put a higher value on appearances than any other qualities. The importance of the celebrity and and how they look and people wanting to copy them does not help.
    
    It is worse when children are exploited than when adults are; the vulnerable (as in this case children) are meant to be protected by a civilised society not exploited by them.

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    2uesdayposted 12 years ago

    The child is featured in a 'expensive' fashion magazine and in the red dress and the gold dress she is not wearing clothes designed for a child of ten they are scaled down versions of adults clothes. She has been posed by the photographer in an adult model pose.
    
    The fashion world feeds us images of women that are virtually unattainably thin and young girls make themselves ill trying to achieve the same look.
    Models are living coat hangers to promote the clothes that the designers want to be fashionable that season.
    
    And sadly most likely, somewhere in the world another little girl is also being exploited to produce cheap copies of those featured outfits, she works in a sweat shop instead of being able to go to school to get an education to free herself from the poverty she has been born into.

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       IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Oh 2uesday you have got that spot on.
       
       Little girls the world over are exploited for one thing or another.
       
       But I do think what we in the West can do is not sweat over whether or not a child model, in the care of her parents, is being exploited.
       
       And not sweat over what others think of it either, our worries are best directed towards the nations that truly do exploit children.
       
       That plus keeping an eye on the whole situation. People power is tremendous, once activated.

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    xXSweetiXxposted 12 years ago

    Frankly, these little girls deserve to have a childhood. Playing Barbie, not being Barbie. This is sad, yet disgusting that these innocent children are being portrayed as something that even they don't know. How does this really effect the way they view themselves, now or in the future?

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       IzzyMposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Every little girl who has a Barbie doll, wants to be Barbie! Same as they wanted to be Cindy before Barbie was dreamt of.
       
       How the world perceives them is another matter.

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          Mrvoodooposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          The whole argument of perception reminds me of the baby in this South Park clip:
          
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_EmN7 … re=related

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