BIG NEWS today protecting children from padded bras and sexy pop videos. Is it a real problem?

[ScousyFogarty]

CHANNE 4 TV did the problem well a few weeks back. Forced some stores to take things off the shelves.

Do you parents find it a major problem, minor probelm or no problem at all?

I prefer children not to grow up too quickly; but the genie is out of the bottle. They do now grow up quickly. Can the clock be turned back?

It was certainly different when I was a child.

How did channel 4 do it? well, they were up front and in the face of the stores/

TOP BRASS meeting were held at Head Office. And the stores gave way...It aint rocket science Tiffany....come on baby.

LIBBY PURVES I was pleased to see her mentioned from her Times article.

We call Libby "Mrs Sensible" because she usually is.

I thought she got long term unemployment simplistically wrong. Middle class people with 2 0r 3 jobs often do.

surprised gabby you didnt pick up on Nicky's phone in this morning about domestic abuse on men - were some very moving and sad stories

bet they put the stuff straight back on the shelves afterwards....which stores was this??

Why are you on the side of the stores which have done offensive things in some peoples opinion Tiffany , have you got shares or an axe to grind?

Anyway, Tiff Tory boy Dave "calm down" Cameron is taking it up now because he thinks he might get a few favourable headlines. I dont think HMG will change much

WorzselMummage I agree with you re the raunchy pop videos - the dancing that we saw on display at the Tendring show last year really shocked me, girls were being taught these dances at their dance class; they were really small girls age 3 up if I remember correctly, dressed in boob tubes and hot pants to put on a show of what they'd learnt! You may think I'm a real prude but I couldn't imagine dressing my soon to be 3 yr old like that! The worse bit was all the creepy sorts watching them!

I think this whole media hoo-har is rediculous. As parents we are responsible for what we buy for our children to wear and what we allow them to see on the TV. We don't need legislation, codes of conduct etc etc etc, we just need to wise up and take some responsibility.

because i want to know where to find this offensive stuff....how can i avoid this otherwise gabby?? do think!!

according to the jeremy vine show, asda is a main culprit.
probably primark.
cheap shirts perhaps?

That is a very unsual sentence, Tiff. .I think a lot but there are limits as to what the human brain can fothom LINKS? I will do sausages next week and give you a link.

Yes, we do need to take responsibility for our own children I just wonder how much easier it would be on them if we weren't having to say no when they are surrounded by what they might feel is just fashionable clothing / dancing...

'Why are you on the side of the stores which have done offensive things in some peoples opinion Tiffany'

where have i said this?? you say it yourself above 'offensive things in some peoples opinion' well i'd like to form an opinion of my own rather than jump on the bandwagon if thats ok???

so far someone on this thread has linked to some very INOFFENSIVE bra's,and some inoffensive (imo) shoes.........

you know,a lot of the crap you are talking about is most likely from 'down the market'

l think is also not just the individual items. A miniskirt with tights and flat shoes fine, but paired with these: http://www.johnlewis.com/127295/Product.aspx and a crop top on a ten year old is not imo.

sorry link again www.johnlewis.com/127295/Product.aspx

and the music channels with basically naked women gyrating over one hyped up bloke who is singing lyrics about how necessary it us to treat women like shit make me fucked off.

I'm very open about sex but find many parents find it hard to talk about sex with their kids and these children are pumulled with highly skewedf sexual images from media and internet about how men and women should act and look when having sex.

nope lequeen,i agree!....they will all continue going down the market for more!!!

Hmm...perhaps I have given my info out there. Oops.

No hope here then! (Clacton!)

Oh that might have been a bit hasty as I haven't actually looked at clothes for a 7 yr old!

FFS this is getting ridiculous. If you don't want to dress your pre-teen in slinky gear (and i certainly don't) then don't do it.
But this holier than thou , arrogant attitude dictating to l other parents how to dress their kids, is getting right on my tits.
To say dressing kids in slinky stuff sexualises them has very close parallels with the 'slut marches'