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Girls and Women in the Media. {Fountain of Youth}. Lolita Effect. Sexualization of young girls Clothes, Toys Talent competitions Beauty pageants TV shows and movies. Lolita Effect. CAUSES. EFFECTS. Earlier onset of puberty Younger girls are less “threatening”
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Girls and Women in the Media {Fountain of Youth}
Lolita Effect Sexualization of young girls Clothes, Toys Talent competitions Beauty pageants TV shows and movies
Lolita Effect CAUSES EFFECTS • Earlier onset of puberty • Younger girls are less “threatening” • Tolerance & permissiveness • KGOY • Shame/ Anxiety • Depression • Eating disorders • promiscuity • false sense of maturity
ROOTS: IDOLATRY Romans 1:24-25 Colossians 3:5 Deuteronomy 32:20 Romans 6:16-19
Ephesians 5:3-4 • Immorality: “porneia” • Impurity: uncleanness • Filthiness: obscenity • Silly talk: “morologia” • Coarse jesting + proper: to stand out, +giving of thanks
Guarding Their Innocence • Preserve the worth of inner beauty • I Peter 3:3-4 • Proverbs 30:31 • Protect sexual purity • I Corinthians 6:19-20 • The Princess and the Kiss • The Squire and the Scroll • Provide Godly Role Models
Practical Tips Toys Don’t “flirt” with unacceptable behavior Biographies Make your own media! Raise awareness Consumer pressure