Lingerie for young girls: Is this taking it a bit too far?
I was really shocked yesterday when I read about this. Why, oh why is a clothing line like this even available? In the above lingerie for young girls campaign pics, you see girls recline in their bras and panties, styled to look very Brigitte Bardot-esque. Is there something very wrong with this notion that girls should even be interested in wearing lingerie (and everything that’s associated with wearing skimpy underwear), or do you think this is completely suitable for children? These images are much like many a lingerie ad designed to entice, but these are images of girls between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. For goodness sake, they don’t even need to wear a bra yet! The French company Jours Après Lunes and the designer of this controversial range, Sophie Morin, is now hitting back at critics. Morin says she is ‘extremely surprised by the current uproar.’ ‘All the photos show children playing children’s games, as we’ve all done. If you look at the details, you’ll often find elements of children’s games: dolls accessories, wooden animals etc.’ Should we be promoting the sexiness that comes with wearing lingerie in young girls? Because ultimately, sexualizing young girls in this way is similar to the way in which girls are groomed and styled to perform in beauty pageants. Both enforce the idea that bodily beauty is important above all, and that showing more flesh than not, leads to more rewards than punishments, in life in general…
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I think it is ridiculous!!! Young girls should view underwear like they do their school uniforms – you don’t go out and search for pretty/sexy/trendy ones, you wear what is suitable, age appropriate, affordable and fits! Girls who do not need to wear a bra should not be encouraged to wear them as a fashion statement! When they reach puberty and require a bra, a cute cartoon character or simple white or pink would be best! I am appalled!
Completely, completely inappropriate. Good grief! I have a young son and am paranoid enough about weirdos and abductions and all manner of unspeakable horrors. If I had a daughter, I’d be even more terrified, and this kind of sexualising is just the recipe to exacerbate the problem. Not only that, but it makes girls aware of ‘body image’ far too young; girls will be obsessing about their figures before they’ve even properly developed one!
Just like ‘too skinny’ models, this has to be stopped.
Very inappropriate! The Designers, Suppliers & Distributors most probably don’t have children and are oblivious to how a paedophile’s brain works (or doesn’t work) and profit driven! Why is it even necessary to go this route? Parents of kids who model these items should have their heads “read”! Ignorance is no excuse!
We can all be outraged by the idea of lingerie for children but it’s up to parents to make sure their children stay children.
The only way to make this unsuccessful is for parents to give their children a real childhood.