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MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:03 PM Sep 2012

Elizabeth Hurley's Bikini Line For Young Girls Called 'Disturbing' And 'Inappropriate'

Actress Elizabeth Hurley calls her line of swimwear for girls "fun" on her website. But parents along with a child protection charity in the U.K. have had a different reaction -- they're accusing Hurley and her brand of sexualizing young girls.

(snip)

Knight points out pieces like the "Mini Cha Cha Bikini," an animal-print two-piece for girls under 8 and the "Collete Bikini," a suit that is held together by a gold ring and is meant specifically "for girls [ages 8-13] who want to look grown up." According to the company's website, "This bikini looks fab with our cheetah ruffled skirt."

Siobhan Freegard, founder of the community Netmums told the Daily Mail that she knows "a number of mothers who are concerned about the sexualization of their children and would be horrified by their daughters dressing like mini-strippers."

And, their concerns are validated by science. A recent study found that girls as young as 6 think of themselves as sex objects and want to be considered sexy. In an earlier study, Psychologists named clothing as a factor that encourages these youngsters to objectify themselves. This research was particularly disturbing given that "almost a third of girls' clothing for sale at 15 major retailers [had] sexualizing characteristics."


(Pictures at link)

Link: Bikini Line for Young Girls

Does anybody know what study this came from? "A recent study found that girls as young as 6 think of themselves as sex objects and want to be considered sexy."

(This trend concerns me but I wish they wouldn't refer to studies without actually citing them.)

At least they're getting some criticism. Maybe we haven't gone completely round the bend, yet.
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Elizabeth Hurley's Bikini Line For Young Girls Called 'Disturbing' And 'Inappropriate' (Original Post) MadrasT Sep 2012 OP
Girls As Young As 6 Are Thinking Of Selves As Sex Object seabeyond Sep 2012 #1
Why 6-Year-Old Girls Want to Be Sexy seabeyond Sep 2012 #2
I knew you'd know. MadrasT Sep 2012 #3
Those bikinis are scary... luvspeas Sep 2012 #4
Ah yes, Ms. Hurley 1GirlieGirl Sep 2012 #5
oh geez... lmfao. that is sad. seabeyond Sep 2012 #6
 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
1. Girls As Young As 6 Are Thinking Of Selves As Sex Object
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:16 PM
Sep 2012

A new study by Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., indicates that girls as young as 6 are beginning to think of themselves a sex objects.

For the study, which was published earlier this month in the journal Sex Roles, researchers asked dozens of girls from the Midwest between the ages of 6 and 9 to choose a doll that looked like themselves, that they wanted to look like, that would be most popular in school, or that they wanted to play with.

Across the board, they chose what have been termed the sexy dolls – dressed in tight and revealing clothing. LiveScience reports a total of 68 percent of the girls said the sexy doll represented how they themselves wanted to look, and 72 percent said the sexy doll would win a popularity contest up against the non-sexy doll.

Lead researcher Christy Starr told LiveScience the girls likely equated sexiness with popularity, which comes with “many social advantages.” Starr told the publication she was surprised how many 6- to 7-year-old girls picked the sexy dolls as the ones they wanted to be like

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/07/18/study-girls-as-young-as-6-are-thinking-of-selves-as-sex-objects/

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
2. Why 6-Year-Old Girls Want to Be Sexy
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:17 PM
Sep 2012

Most girls as young as 6 are already beginning to think of themselves as sex objects, according to a new study of elementary school-age kids in the Midwest.

Researchers have shown in the past that women and teens think of themselves in sexually objectified terms, but the new study is the first to identify self-sexualization in young girls. The study, published online July 6 in the journal Sex Roles, also identified factors that protect girls from objectifying themselves.

Psychologists at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., used paper dolls to assess self-sexualization in 6- to 9-year-old girls. Sixty girls were shown two dolls, one dressed in tight and revealing "sexy" clothes and the other wearing a trendy but covered-up, loose outfit.

http://www.livescience.com/21609-self-sexualization-young-girls.html

luvspeas

(1,883 posts)
4. Those bikinis are scary...
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:51 PM
Sep 2012

But that's what happens when these women who are so insecure pass the trait on to their kids.

1GirlieGirl

(261 posts)
5. Ah yes, Ms. Hurley
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:58 PM
Sep 2012

The woman who went to a friend's wedding wearing a red evening gown with a split up to her waist, with sequins-encrusted panties. Now that's class.

 

seabeyond

(110,159 posts)
6. oh geez... lmfao. that is sad.
Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:48 PM
Sep 2012

i never had a tough time being sexy in the most classy of ways. didnt need the dress cut up to the crotch, lol. that is so fuckin embarassingly sad.

made me laugh. thanks.

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