Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Media vs. Our Daughters

So, my daughter is only getting ready to turn 3 but I see it everywhere, places in our media mainstream that I am going to need to counteract early and often. In an age where information is so fluid my job as a parent is to keep pace as much as protect my daughter from some of the damaging models out there for young girls. Gone are the days where concerns of Barbie being unrealistic and keeping HBO out of the house for its graphic language and nudity are the main concerns. Now in building my daughter's self esteem I must somehow navigate the conflicting images and exploitation of young girls. I found this film 5 Girls that I think is a great start. I am emailing it to my 8 and 13 year old neice. Take a look and tell me what you think.

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