Category Archives: Sexualisation of children

Being blocked by @HelenRazer is a badge of honour – and ironic

Today I got into the weirdest Twitter conversation. And I mean seriously weird. And it ended up with me being blocked by Helen Razor. Which is ironic because I had stopped following her a couple of months ago because I … Continue reading

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Why girls as young as six want to be sexy

Girls as young as six aspire to be sexy. A recent US study may have unlocked WHY they want to be sexy. And better yet, they may have some ideas that work to protect our daughters from precocious sexualisation. Bookmark … Continue reading

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Sexing up of children (II)

There is an argument percolating that our children are: a) growing up too fast b) being sexualised too early or c) both I think every generation feels the one following is moving too quickly so that’s nothing new. Bookmark on … Continue reading

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Sexing up our children

A new website featuring a game where girls rack up credits to buy boob jobs, trade in diet pills and designer lingerie is threatening to launch the moral brigade into a tizzy about ‘sexing up’ our underage children and teaching … Continue reading

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