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and the COOKIE crumbles
Is anyone as concerned as I am about the sexualization of our children in today's society. I know that it's been going on for centuries, but it was never quite so blatant.
"All the Best for Pedophiles" is more like it. I know you may think I'm overeacting, and it's probably a bit extreme to imply that pedophiles subscribe to Cookie...but let's face it....they do and they have, and they may even be the man behind the damn camera for all those parents know. If I were a parent to any one of these children, seeing my child portrayed this way would make me extremely uncomfortable. It makes ME uncomfortable and I don't know these children. I have been wanting to write about this magazine for a while now. I got a free subscription, I believe it was through a Baby Center purchase I made, so I won't complain about it being a waste of money - but it certainly is a waste of paper. I believe it also touts itself as a magazine for the modern woman, or modern family. Photos of "modern" families living in gorgeous homes, dressing their children in stylish clothes (creating mini-me's of themselves) adorn these pages. I myself cannot relate to this magazine. I tried to find out if there were any likeminded moms out there who feel the same way, but this was all I could find on Google...an interesting thread created by a Cookie basher like myself, but this is pretty much the extent of it: Letters posted here are associated with the following article: -- our sexualizing of little girls is disgusting Maybe she means it in a good way? -- a californian She's going into first grade. Just about made my blood run cold. I cannot figure out where she is getting this from. We don't have cable TV. She watches a few Public Broadcasting shows, we read books from the library. Maybe from other girls at day care who have older siblings? I really don't know. She only goes to day care a few hours a week. We talked about her shoes, about how being a good friend to someone was more important than new shoes. I hope it sunk in. From talking to her, it turns out she really didn't understand what "popular" meant, other than having nice new clothes. How I wish we had school uniforms. I wore them for a year in high school as an exchange student in England. What a relief it was to get out of the never-ending fashion game and put on the same thing that everyone else had. I loved it, and I'll never forget how liberating the feeling was. I was finally free to be myself and not my clothes. -- froggy [Read froggy's other letters]Permalink Thursday, August 24, 2006 12:44 PM I love my daughter, but I think it is preposterous to spend $100 for a sweater that is dry clean only for a little kid. They are, by their very nature, messy and fast growing. If you can get past the fashion pages (and I do, by skipping them altogether), I think Cookie has some redeeming qualities, namely their cooking section (they tend to have chefs providing recipes that incorporate foods like zucchini that kids might not otherwise eat) and their books/tv/movies/toys reviews. -- Dawn [Read Dawn's other letters]Permalink Thursday, August 24, 2006 01:13 PM Is there a solution? the only one I can think of is incorporating kids into your lives be it as parent, uncle/aunt (virtual or otherwise) or mentor. by living a live with fashion in it's proper place, you show kids balance. And balance wins. don't know how or why but it does most of the time. I'll stick to Parenting thanks very much. And can my child please have a childhood or is that too much to ask for?
bunnysuit3 - 2008-03-29 15:30:10 |
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