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September 09, 2006

Corporate Sleaze Sinks to New Low

Back when Britney Spears turned from all-American girl into all-American slut and took her pre-teen audience with her, I was outraged. Just as I was outraged when Jon Benet's murder brought child beauty pageants, complete with swimming suit competitions, into the public eye and then made them more popular than ever. But things have reached a new low. Target stores in Australia have begun selling lacy padded bras and matching panties for six-year-olds.

The sexualization of young girls is on the upswing, and the result is a lessening of societal abhorrence of molestation of young girls, however slightly. It also provides creepy predators with bountiful visual delights. Doesn't that make you feel all warm and fuzzy?

Tiny matching lingerie sets of lacy bras and knickers in many children's brands including Bratz, Saddle Club and Barbie, have hit the shelves aimed at girls who are barely old enough for school.

The Herald Sun last week revealed the latest Bratz Babyz range included sexually provocative baby dolls dressed in leather and lingerie.

You'll never guess what the Bratz distributor, Funtastic, had to say in its defense of their product:

"The idea of the padding is for girls to be discreet as they develop. It is more about hiding what you have got than showing it off. It is certainly not there to make children look like they have breasts."

Target said pretty much the same thing:

Target also stood by the underwear range. It provided "fashionable items that give girls modesty and style as they go through development changes", a spokeswoman said.

Fucking liars. I really hate corporate sleazebags who lie anyway, but when they are encouraging the victimization of children and then trying to claim it's for their own good it is truly unforgivable.

Posted by Becky at September 9, 2006 08:33 PM