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ten year olds now were bikinis, and thats no big deal, they walk on public beaches in front of thousands of people carrying sand buckets with there midrifs showing...I have no problem with this.
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Big difference than showing stomach and having a g-string up an 8 year olds butt.
I'm more worried about the older people that are interested in what children are wearing beneath there clothing.
I'd rather focus media time on searching out pedafiles than chastising companies that make under-garments or children who want to feel grown-up and were a thong.
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Pedophiles is something we're all worried about, but the simple fact is that your child does not have the right to feel or dress "grown up."
You the parent have the right to dictate how they dress.
I have 2 nieces 11 and 16that I have helped raised, one from infancy and the other was 5 years old.
They no longer live with me but I experienced the whole make up issue.
They liked to dress up, put on make up, their mothers clothes, but this did not include bras, thongs or nighties.
They were also not allowed to wear this stuff outside the house...and age limits were set on when they would be allowed to wear make up.
This is what parents are supposed to do...say NO!. It's not always a bad thing.
There are many societies were children run nude all day long with out threat of sexual abuse.
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Sorry but America is not one of them. It's a sad fact of life that we must deal with. And alot of it has to do with puritanical values...there needs to be a grey area, but little girls wearing thongs that say "eye candy" is not one of them.
We simply are'nt decensitised enough to deal I guess... were to "civilized" and would rather crap on A&F than close down the 5000 internet sites were you can view 8year olds in erotic poses.
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Who wouldn't want these sites shut down...the sad fact is the ones with the "erotic poses" are more than likely legal and protected by our constitution.
But to compare these two issues is comparing apples and oranges.
While there are 5,000+ sites as you described out there, they are not accepted by the larger more mainstream society.
Now when you get a company that is pushing for your hard earned dollars, changing what is acceptable in mainstream society and in full view of your child that's a different story all together.
There are more issues involved here.
It's not just the sexualization of a child here, but the empowerment of your child.
Me...I taught my nieces to not take any bullshit. My 16 year old niece came to me about 2 years ago and asked me about what guys are like...regarding sex etc.
I explained to her that if she chose to have sex there was nothing I, her father or mother could do about it other than prepare her for what the consequences could be and how to protect herself from an unwanted pregnancy or STD.
But more importantly I made her understand that in life it would be the choices she made that would directly affect her outcome. And that she needed to consider that when being pushed or prodded or even asked nicely to start having sex...that it was up to her to make her way in life. And that she can go as far as she wants to in life, as long as she prepares herself and takes responsibility for herself, her well being, her body.
I don't want my nieces thinking they are "eye candy."
They are both beautiful girls ( and this is not just an uncle's opinion)...but they are not sex objects...no matter how you toss the dice.
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