Ideas I sent to government-
backing David Cameron's campaigns to protect children from premature sexualisation link- www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cameron-condemns-inappropriate-sexualisation-of-children-1903287.html
? I agree with the banning of sexualized children?s clothing-padded bra's and other inappropriate merchandise e.g. playboy pencil cases etc.
? Move lads mags up to the top shelf again in newsagents, the shop owners could just select their favourites if there?s not enough room, they shouldn?t be as low that children can easily see them or even pick them up!
? Stick to the 9pm watershed carefully on tv and even radio.
? remove porn and music channels from cable/freeview/sky, with an opt in scheme instead.
? Reduce sexualized advertising before the 9pm watershed
? Cleaner billboards with less sexualized images on them, just keep them in magazines for adults and on tv past 9pm or wherever appropriate.
? Age limits on some magazines for girls so that they read the appropriate content for their age and the same for lads mags, they should be I.d?d at the counter, you get I.d?d for knives, alcohol, cigarettes and dvd?s etc but there?s no strict rules for porn, including soft porn like zoo and nuts, or the sun newspaper.
? Make software more available so it?s easier for parents to control viewing content on internet and tv
? There is however the problem of controlling the downloading of music on the internet or videos from utube, perhaps on the back of an I.d card/learners/drivers license/passport/birth certificate etc they?d have to select the form of I.d and type in a code, even if it were a once they?ve done it once for a site they don?t need to again or something and it?s up to the people around them if they want to cheat this system-could also use a third party to check age like virgin mobile.
? No porn in public- an extension of the usual no porn at work rule, e.g. not viewing rude magazines on public transport and leaving material around etc
?Stricter rules on nudist beaches- I think better sign posting and someone patrolling the cut off line to prevent children wandering into them, like I once did!