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Old 05-10-2008, 05:04 PM
Uneeklyme
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Isn't this game already out there? SIMS ring a bell. Granted, SIMS doesnt endorse diet pills and the like and does not have a derogatory name for women but same principal applies. Would much rather have my children play SIMS than accept the term Bimbo.

Conditioning over time has let people accept the sex sells attitude regardless of the sex thats being used to sell. People are just numb to it anymore. I saw something the other night that actually made me angry enough to respond. Disney...yes, that kids orientated establishment...has a new line of underwear and bras out. They sport the disney emblem on the front of the crotch and on each cup of the bra. Now, this would be ok as there are all those lil cotton undies out there with hannah montana or high school musical on them. Come in a bag of like six pairs and we usually only see them on the lil girl that gets all fidgety in her dress cuz shes bored and flips it up...oops. No, these new sets are being advertised like a victoria secrete commercial with the models being 10 to 16 years old. No kidding, the commercial had them walking a runway and cut scenes to two young girls frolicking together with a beach ball in their underwear and one young girl lying on a white sheet looking up at the camera while she moved around into different positions for the best shot of the logo. Canceled my disney channel subscription. Unfortunately, I took some of my frustration with this stuff out on the phone operator for the cable company.

Tired of our young girls examples growing up on tv one minute cute and fun and the next minute posing for vanity fair in a towel or the secrete sex tape released. No, not saying it doesnt happen with boys either but its just not a prevalent. At the same time, I dont think that Cosmo should have 18 year old Hayden Panatera on its cover. Not that shes not growing up but shes not really a grown up either. To have a teen telling her story of just graduating from high school represent womens issues just doesnt seem right.

I agree that parents should be the ones teaching their children but facts are, there are also so many outside influences as well. Parents can be good examples of strong, independent, just say no types but our kids are still faced with peer pressure and advertising everywhere. Not just on television. Society on a whole has just got way to accepting of it.
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