Amid the opinion that girls are getting carried away by sexualised messages in the media, a novel study has pointed out that 'tweenage' girls do have a thinking mind and do not approve of those images.
Using Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus' decision to appear bare-shouldered and wrapped in a bed sheet on the cover of Vanity Fair in April 2008 as an example, lecturers at Canterbury and Victoria Universities found that rather than wanting to be like the star, the 'tween' girls found the magazine cover 'yuk', 'gross' and 'uncool'.
Prostitution: Fresh Stakes in the Oldest Trade
Prostitution has broadened its base to include street prostitution, massage brothels, gigolo outcall services, strip clubs, lap dancing, phone sex, child prostitution and sex tourism.
Prostitution has broadened its base to include street prostitution, massage brothels, gigolo outcall services, strip clubs, lap dancing, phone sex, child prostitution and sex tourism.
Dr Tiina Vares, of Canterbury University and one of the study's principal investigators, said that study was the first of its kind to take into account the views of the girls.
"Something that has generally been left out of the 'too sexy, too soon' debate is the voice of the girls themselves and how they make sense of and engage with popular culture. That's where our study comes in," New Zealand Herald News quoted Vares as telling the University of Auckland News.
16,000 Websites for Containing Pornography Content Banned in China
Continuing its crackdown on porn sites, China has shut down another 16,000 websites on grounds that they were of a pornographic nature.
Continuing its crackdown on porn sites, China has shut down another 16,000 websites on grounds that they were of a pornographic nature.
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'Sexting' Teens Should Not Face Child Pornography Charges: Canadian Study
Youths exchanging nude photos of themselves over cellphones, known as sexting, should not face child pornography charges, as some have in the United States, a humanities conference heard Tuesday.
Youths exchanging nude photos of themselves over cellphones, known as sexting, should not face child pornography charges, as some have in the United States, a humanities conference heard Tuesday.
Exposure To Pornography Encourages Youngsters To Imitate What They See
A UK study reveals that teens are budding thinking it is okay to ape porn stars after viewing explicit content on the Internet, TV or mobile phones.
A UK study reveals that teens are budding thinking it is okay to ape porn stars after viewing explicit content on the Internet, TV or mobile phones.
