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Adele: "I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.” At 23 the British singer Adele has the music world at her feet. Anyone who saw her take out 6 awards at the 54th Grammy Awards earlier this month [...]
"Young people must have the skills to reject a sexuality that eroticises degradation and violence as it undermines their ability to have healthy and fulfilling intimate relationships" via Teachers urged to address porn factor. Mental Health & Wellbeing of Young People Seminars If you want to find out more about the [...]
The "sexualisation" of girls for the purpose of selling products has been condemned worldwide for several years now as a form of "corporate paedophilia". The Witchery campaign certainly shows signs of this problem. via Witchery New Line For Tween 8Fourteen | Corporate Paedophilia.
Here are 10 useful pieces of advice that you can give a young person who might be concerned about their weight 1. Don't be fooled by the fad Weight-loss diets can trick many of us with their 'quick fix' solutions. However, in the long term, most people end up regaining the weight they lost on the diet...and [...]
Could the behaviour these pageant mums are modelling be setting their children up for a lifetime of eating disorders and body issues? source: essential kids
City Beach surf store are selling pornographic clothing and merchandise, including caps and thongs, as well as countless other accessories and items from pencil cases to air fresheners. They are a popular youth retailer that has a strong presence and influence in the youth market. These kinds of products only help to normalise the [...]
It's no coincidence that the company promoting pornified school stationery is owned by Cotton On, which was itself criticised for selling sexualised clothing for toddlers. Anger over 'pornographic' stationery for schoolchildren | Herald Sun.
BOYS as young as five are starting to believe that being masculine is all about six-packs, muscles and hairless chests, raising concerns that kids are under too much pressure to conform to body-image stereotypes. via Body image muscling in on boyhood | The Australian.
Image Source: Sydney Morning Herald The world of online apps is not just a playground for games and music. It also has a serious side that is beginning to have a positive effect within our community. Australians are turning their attention to social needs and creating apps that help people. This includes Sydney [...]
As christmas approaches toymakers have ramped up advertising, and children are turning their attention to their wish list. Sexualised dolls such as Bratz and Barbies are very attractive to young girls but underneath the bright colours and glitter these dolls convey a more subtly damaging message to their owners. Psychologists are genuinely concerned about the potential [...]
