Yesterday’s comments got me thinking, which usually leads to trouble.  I loved all of  your comments and had to agree with them all, too.  But one comment reminded me of something I saw yesterday that freaked me out a little.  OK, a lot.

The Hotfessional wrote: My biggest beef lately with bras is that they ALL want to put me in a push-up. Really? Like I need my breasts up to my chin?

I should have such problems.

Anyhoo, this comment reminded me that I was shopping for even more bed accessories for my dear daughter’s dorm when, there they were, across the aisle in the girls’ clothing department.  Training bras.  OK, that’s normal, right?

Wrong-o!  All the teeny pre-teen bras are now underwired PUSH UP BRAS.

Push up bras for little girls.  Who have nothing to push up in the first place.

OY.  Never mind that American marketers keep upping the message that women should look like Barbie.

And never mind how differently young men and young women dress:  The guys look like they’re in The Big House, the babes look like they’re visiting the Playboy Mansion.

But please DO mind how the media sexualizes little girls.  Our daughters.

Please think of the underlying message when you shop for girls’ clothes.  Because you may be unconsciously teaching them values that perpetuate icky messages like the 1950’s underage upskirt ad below.  GAAAAAAA!