Op-eds in the New York Times never blame the Patriarchy because, well, it's the Times. They can no more blame the Patriarchy for the sexualization of girls than the Wall Street Journal can blame Capitalism for the social depredations of poverty
My favorite sentence of the year. Thanks. :)
It strikes me that there's always been age-inappropriate modeling of this sort -- back when I was a kid, it was Barbie-based, I think.
It also strikes me as aspirational, cultual and imitative (duh, I know you know).
I don't know what I'd do if I was a parent, and I don't think it's okay, either. But I do think that part of this is also misunderstanding kids' sexuality, which is different than the adult aspirational sexuality marketed to them.
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My favorite sentence of the year. Thanks. :)
It strikes me that there's always been age-inappropriate modeling of this sort -- back when I was a kid, it was Barbie-based, I think.
It also strikes me as aspirational, cultual and imitative (duh, I know you know).
I don't know what I'd do if I was a parent, and I don't think it's okay, either. But I do think that part of this is also misunderstanding kids' sexuality, which is different than the adult aspirational sexuality marketed to them.