Thread: Sexualisation of children

High street shops will be told not to sell padded bras and sexually suggestive clothes to children under guidelines to be unveiled on Monday.

The tough new rules coincide with the publication of a Government-commissioned review into the sexualisation of children by Reg Bailey, head of the Mothers' Union.

They reflect public disquiet about the marketing of suggestive clothes and sexual slogans targeted at young children.

Controversial products have included High School Musical-themed underwear with the slogan 'Dive In', Playboy stationery, and crop tops for young girls bearing the slogan 'future porn star'.

Mr Bailey's review, also published on Monday, demands that retailers sign a voluntary code of practice with clear rules on how to sell to children, rather than relying on the good taste of their buyers.

Tesco and Sainsbury's have already signed up to the new deal drawn up by the British Retail Consortium, along with George, the clothing range promoted by Asda.

Major high street stores including Marks & Spencer, Next, John Lewis, Debenhams, Argos and Peacocks have also agreed to comply.

The BRC's guidelines say: 'Slogans and imagery including licensed images and brand marks must be age-appropriate and without undesirable associations or connotations – for example, sexually suggestive, demeaning, derogative or political material

High street shops ban on clothes that sexualise little girls | Mail Online

The opening of a beauty parlour offering makeovers and facials for girls as young as one has caused fury among children's rights campaigners.
The salon, which caters only for the under-13s, has opened its doors at a time of intense concern over the growing sexualisation of children. This week, a report backed by the Government called for measures to protect children’s innocence, including controlling their access to inappropriate clothing, and raunchy pop videos.
Shy Keenan, a child protection consultant, said: 'This is outrageous - it is giving children a complex about the way they look from the age of one.

Read more: Trendy Monkeys: Essex beauty salon's make-overs and spray tans for girls as young as 1 | Mail Online

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She made the headlines last year when she confessed to teaching her then six-year-old daughter Poppy to pole dance. And now Sarah Burge is back in the spotlight again - for all the wrong reasons.

The 50-year-old mother - a self-confessed plastic surgery addict known as The Human Barbie - has boasted that she gave a £6,000 breast enlargement voucher to her daughter for her seventh birthday.
Miss Burge, who has spent more than £500,000 on her own surgical enhancements and wants to make her daughter into a glamour model, said Poppy 'squealed with delight' when she was given the voucher.

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Read more: Sarah Burge: 'Human Barbie' gives daughter boob job voucher for 7th birthday | Mail Online[/

Originally Posted by White Guardian

She made the headlines last year when she confessed to teaching her then six-year-old daughter Poppy to pole dance. And now Sarah Burge is back in the spotlight again - for all the wrong reasons.

The 50-year-old mother - a self-confessed plastic surgery addict known as The Human Barbie - has boasted that she gave a £6,000 breast enlargement voucher to her daughter for her seventh birthday.
Miss Burge, who has spent more than £500,000 on her own surgical enhancements and wants to make her daughter into a glamour model, said Poppy 'squealed with delight' when she was given the voucher.

Yes, I read this somewhere. Or maybe it was on the news. Either way, that's really sick. 7-year-olds don't know what they want, much less having a pair of enhanced breasts.

Sounds like a short cut way of telling your daughter that you don't love her because she is too ugly...but may love her when "fixed".

People who do things like this to their kids deserve public whippings!

Think thats bad?

High school students have been getting breast implants.

Teenage girls are getting breast augmentation surgeries more often than most people realize. Back when I was in high school, which was during the 80's, I knew four girls who had implants. That was a long time ago. Nowadays, breast implant surgery is considered 'normal' for young girls in high school, almost as normal as getting teeth whitening (well, maybe not to that extreme, but you get my point). Is it safe for these young girls to be getting breast implants? That's certainly open for debate. The recommended minimum age for a breast augmentation patient is eighteen years old. But that's just a recommendation. As of the writing of this article, there aren't any laws that forbid breast augmentation for patients under the age of eighteen years old. Because it isn't illegal, many parents purchase their young daughters breast implants. Is this wrong? Are the girls too young to be getting implants? There are a number of reasons that suggest a teenage girl is too young to get breast augmentation surgery.

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Girl gets boob job voucher for her SEVENTH birthday from surgery-addicted mother dubbed The Human Barbie

Read more: Sarah Burge: 'Human Barbie' gives daughter boob job voucher for 7th birthday | Mail Online

Child Protection Campaigners' Verdict on Pole Dancing Lessons for Three-year-olds

To the tiny students at this dance studio, the moves are totally innocent.

In fact, they are being instructed in the sleazy art of pole dancing. And their age? As young as three.
Child protection groups yesterday labelled these images from the classes ‘deeply disturbing’.

Little Spinners pole dancing classes for children as young as THREE | Mail Online

These parents shouldn't be distraught if their children wind up in the hands of pedophiles. They pretty much pushed their kids towards them.

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