Now this is a wonderful can of worms. I agree with you on the sexualizing of adolescent girls. I think this is part of a larger problem. Sex, in our culture, has become the taboo subject and the vehicle of consumerism. "Sex sells", they say, and there is a reason for that. We are bombarded by images of sex in almost everything. Advertising, music, fashion, the news - you will find an undercurrent of sex. We have become both numb and addicted to it. No wonder we have such a thriving porn industry and rampant child sex trade yet get enraged over Janet Jackson flashing her breast.
I think the problem is not so much a feminist one (although that is part of it) but a human one. We have forgotten how to be decent to one another, to respect one another, love one another without a hidden agenda. We value things more than people. We judge each other based not on character but on appearance. For now, those of us who see this and speak out about it are labeled 'fringe' or 'new age' or whatever. It will probably take 100 or more years before true social change takes place - which is really not that depressing - at least change WILL take place.
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Date: 2004-02-19 10:28 pm (UTC)I think the problem is not so much a feminist one (although that is part of it) but a human one. We have forgotten how to be decent to one another, to respect one another, love one another without a hidden agenda. We value things more than people. We judge each other based not on character but on appearance. For now, those of us who see this and speak out about it are labeled 'fringe' or 'new age' or whatever. It will probably take 100 or more years before true social change takes place - which is really not that depressing - at least change WILL take place.