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Tweens on the Runway
Slate ^ | May 21, 2012 | Libby Copeland

Posted on 05/22/2012 10:37:54 AM PDT by C19fan

n recent years, the debate over underage fashion models has reached a fever pitch. Ondria Hardin starred in a sultry Prada ad at 13. An Australian modeling agency recently announced that it wanted 13-year-olds because 16-year-olds were “too old.” And a good number of preadolescents are establishing their modeling bona fides, including the tween daughters of Cindy Crawford and of former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher. Last year, in a satirical look at girl models that wound up less high-minded than exploitative, Vogue Paris featured a 10-year-old named Thylane Blondeau in full makeup, heels, and a navel-bearing dress.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ageofconsentlaws; comeforyourchildren; culturewar; fashion; moralabsolutes; sexpositiveagenda; sexualizingchildren; tweens
What a sick industry. What further proof does one need that homos that dominate the fashion industry are the biggest misogynists on earth besides the Muzzies.
1 posted on 05/22/2012 10:37:59 AM PDT by C19fan
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To: C19fan

“and a navel-bearing dress”

That sounds like the dress is carrying her bellybutton. I assume the writer meant “navel-baring dress”...

And you’re right: they reject womanly women in favor of hangers.


2 posted on 05/22/2012 10:58:36 AM PDT by jagusafr ("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
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Eewwww....these people are disgusting.


3 posted on 05/22/2012 11:01:20 AM PDT by henkster (Wanted: Politicians willing to say "No" to people. No experience required.)
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You just can’t blame “the homos”. The two biggest fashion and beauty magazines are headed by woman.


4 posted on 05/22/2012 11:18:47 AM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: C19fan

Hopefully this id just “preaching to the choir”.

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5 posted on 05/22/2012 11:48:29 AM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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Of course, by 16 they have bumps and curves. The gays running the industry want 13 year old prepubescent sticks who look like 13 year old boys.


6 posted on 05/22/2012 11:52:57 AM PDT by bgill
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6 to 8, sizes that some agencies now consider “plus."

Is it any wonder girls have image problems?

7 posted on 05/22/2012 12:01:21 PM PDT by bgill
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The gays running the industry want 13 year old prepubescent sticks who look like 13 year old boys.

Or like Justin Bieber


8 posted on 05/22/2012 12:41:34 PM PDT by JRios1968 (I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
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To: CaptainK
You just can’t blame “the homos”. The two biggest fashion and beauty magazines are headed by woman.

Because lesbian women never victimize young girls as gym coaches and other authority figures, right?

9 posted on 05/22/2012 2:18:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Barack Obama has cut and run from what he called "the right war".)
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