Did you know more than thirty percent of ten-year-old girls worry about their body image? Did you just barf in your mouth a little?
Good, because now you're really in for it: makeover parties... for eight-year-olds...
A furious mother who, of course, prefaces her remarks in the Daily Mail by saying that she's not "prudish" (compared to what?), has something to say to these parents who want to make single-digit daughters into double-digit whores:
A few days ago, my eight-year-old daughter Bo came home from school
with a bemused expression on her face. One of her friends was hosting a
makeover party.
Bo instinctively knew that she would never have
been allowed to attend. I was utterly appalled. Frankly, I would rather
cut my left arm off than let my girls wear make-up.
I was
horrified to discover that some mothers believe it's acceptable to
invite little girls of seven and eight to a party for the sole purpose
of having their hair and make-up done.
In the States, I know they offer body waxing for girls as young as seven.
With
major supermarkets selling 'sexy' thongs for five-year-old girls or
tops with provocative writing, our children are becoming objectified
and sexualised well before their time. It's a paedophile's dream.
We knew about high heels for babies, but not about thongs for five-year-olds or (ewwwwwww) bikini waxes for kids. Is it time to make these things illegal-- obviously not the makeup party, which is just plain poor parenting and nothing more-- or what?
Via the Daily Mail.
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