Happy Anniversary, bignosemousie!

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:58:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I think I can speak for the entire clipmunity that it has been an absolute pleasure to clip with you for the past year. Your fun, thoughtful, compassionate contributions are part of what makes Clipmarks so great. So here's looking forward to many more mousie-full years of your presence!

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About me I was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year for 2006, but I'm just like you and that girl next to you (but nothing like the girl next to her).
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The Girls 'Sexualised' At Age Of Five

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:08:42 GMT

clipped by: Sorgalim
clipper's remarks: Researcher Dr Eileen Zurbriggen said that girls as young at four are at risk.

"The consequences of the sexualisation of girls in media today are very real and are likely to be a negative influence on girls' healthy development," she said.

"As a society, we need to replace all these sexualised images with ones showing girls in positive settings.

"The goal should be to deliver messages to all adolescents - boy and girls - that lead to healthy sexual development."

Michele Elliot, of child protection charity Kidscape, said: "Bratz dolls are little sexualised creatures which give the wrong message to kids.

"Let them be kids. We have got children of 12, 13 and 14 who are ashamed that they haven't had sex yet. They think sex is the be all and end all."

A spokesman for Bratz said that children see the dolls as being pretty rather than sexy.

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A generation of girls is being psychologically damaged by the sexualisation of toys, clothes and cartoons, experts have warned.

Exposure to sexy images from an early age as a devastating impact on mental and physical health, leading to low-self esteem, depression and the onset of eating disorders such as anorexia, research has shown.

It could lead to girls under-achieving in school and in the workplace and even contribute to paedophilia, a report by leading psychologists warns.

Of particular concern are Bratz dolls - mini-skirted mannequins which outsell more conservatively-dressed Barbie dolls by two to one.

The report warns: "Doll play is a popular activity for children, especially girls. It is therefore of concern when sexualised dolls are marketed to girls.

"It is worrisome when dolls designed specifically for four to eight-year-olds are associated with an objectified adult sexuality."

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The Girls 'Sexualised' At Age Of Five