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At the centre of popular culture lies popular (pop) music, it has always been the music of the next generation, as young people come into their own they begin to express themselves through their clothes, interests, friends and music. In modern times, the mass media has become a major instrument for the spread and dissemination [...]
The American Psychological Association (APA) recently formed a task force which produced a report on the sexualisation of girls through the media and other cultural messages. The report also included information for parents, carers and teachers on how they can help young women become aware of the sexualised imagery and messages that are presented by [...]
Kids Free 2B Kids This website was started as part of a grass roots campaign to apply pressure to the mass media, current cultural trends and manufacturers that are exposing children to inappropriate sexualised imagery as they try to sell products and make profit. Kids Free 2B Kids is in alliance with The Australian Council [...]
25% of African American girls reach puberty by 7 years old 15% of Hispanic American girls reach puberty by 7 years old 10% of white American girls reach puberty by 7 years old A new American study published in the journal Pediatrics has found that girls are growing breasts and reaching puberty as early as [...]
Since 2005 there has been a bus doing the rounds in Oakleigh displaying a near naked reclining woman in high heels, her legs stretch almost the full length of the side of the bus. This is the long running advertisement for the Kittens School of Striptease. In 2005 the advertising regulator didn’t even bat an [...]
headspace is supporting this series of national seminars relating to the health and wellbeing of young people. The next Mental Health and Wellbeing of Young People 2010 Seminar will be held in Sydney on Friday September 10, 2010 WHAT: Topics this year include major and current issues Cyber-bullying Drugs and Alcohol Body Image & Eating [...]
420 million Internet porn pages 4.2 million Porn websites 68 million daily porn search engine requests Playboy used to be synonymous with all that was porn. Scantily clad women with “come hither” looks. Even Cosmopolitan was considered “risqué” with its sealed sections. According to Gail Dines, the porn around today has very little to do with [...]
“What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all things nice” you would certainly think that if you watched California Gurls, the latest video clip from Katy Perry. “It's all edible. We named it 'Candyfornia' instead of 'California,' so it's a different world," Perry said. "It's not just like, 'Oh, let's go to [...]
The argument for ‘lads ads’ seems to be much the same as for ‘lads mags’; they aren’t really offensive, just harmless suggestive fun, a bit of titillation with no real damage intended. This of course is from a male perspective. Talk to most women and the response is more like; they are degrading, humiliating and [...]
Leading child psychologist and Generation Next speaker Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, has taken a stand and thrown down the gauntlet to Bonds in response to their soft cup bra for 8 year olds which has just hit the shops. "I call on the company to withdraw the product and if they don't, urge all parents to [...]
