It is almost beyond belief what some companies will try to get away with in the line of exploiting children. Australian clothing group Cotton On has withdrawn baby clothes with slogans which include “I'm a tits man", "The condom broke", and “I'm living proof my mum is easy" after they caused an uproar in Australia and New Zealand.
The company shed crocodile tears of repentance:
"The Cotton On Group is an organisation that respects family, social and moral values and ... would like to announce that the issue has been taken seriously and in agreeance [sic], willingly extends an apology to those who have been affected by the slogans," the company said.
Why would they produce anything so vile to start with if that were true?
The sexualization of babies brings a broader trend to a new low. Suggestive T-shirts for older children have been around for some years, a 2008 Little Losers line featuring slogans such as : “Miss B**ch”, “Miss Wasted” and “Miss Floozy”, and for boys “Mr Well-Hung”, “Mr Pimp”, “Mr A**hole” and “Mr Drunk”.
Here is another example (see our previous post on art galleries) of “adult” material intruding on children. Where adults claim the right to play with filth, the dirt will inevitably rub off on children.
Posted by: Carolyn Moynihan
tags: fashion, pornography, sexualisation of children.
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