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Girls Halloween Costume Contest

Posted on October 27, 2008 by traceesioux

Have you seen the stories about the Pornification of Halloween with alarming photos of girls who look more like porn fantasies than girls playing dress up? I wrote one of them last year. That was before I read So Sexy … Continue reading →

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So Sexy So Soon, The Sexualization of Childhood

Posted on September 29, 2008 by traceesioux

“Kids close your eyes!” How many times do you find yourself trying to protect your children from harmful and destructive images while watching family television? Two years ago, while watching television, I was assaulted with an image of a woman … Continue reading →

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Bikini Waxing & Early Puberty

Posted on September 2, 2008 by traceesioux

Cross-posted by Tracee Sioux from Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me. There was a story on MSNBC.com Today Show, Too young? Preteen girls get leg, bikini waxes, about how 20% of bikini wax customers at one Hollywood salon are tweens – … Continue reading →

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Mothers Passing Perfection Pressure Down

Posted on August 25, 2008 by traceesioux

by Tracee Sioux Perfection – it’s the pervasive modern-day feminine Achilles heel and we’re passing it down to our daughters according to The Supergirl Dilemma a report about the pressure girls today are under. Girls feel strong pressure to be … Continue reading →

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Girls Inc. Supergirl Dilemma

Posted on August 22, 2008 by traceesioux

Cross-Posted from Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me by Tracee Sioux I was waiting in the Drs. office with Ainsley analyzing a copy of Girls Inc.’s The Supergirl Dilemma. A report about what kind of stereotypes girls are still dealing with … Continue reading →

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10 Antidotes to Girls’ Self-Sexualization

Posted on August 14, 2008 by traceesioux

I’m so excited to be invited to regularly cross-post on Moms Speak Up! My mission is to revolutionize the perception of Girlness and the Culture of Girlness. Please visit Empowering Girls: So Sioux Me to find out how. Thanks for … Continue reading →

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