Is there really a sufficient market to create lingerie for 4 year olds?
I’m really not even going to ask whether or not this is “okay,” because I can’t begin to imagine that the majority of the collective wouldn’t be as disturbed as I am by the images of children from infants to young teens dressed up in lingerie, while in provocative poses.
But, having said that, why would they create a line like this if there wasn’t a sufficient market? Would people actually buy this? And why??
Regardless of what I said above, I really do have to ask… how do you feel about this?
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Yes, with over 6 billion people in the world there are plenty of deranged people that would pay their hard earned money for BS like this. As disgusting as this is, it is a F’d up free world out there that we live in.
Man, just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, someone proves you wrong. They’re effing kids.
When KatawaGrey was about 8 it was difficult to find clothes that were not referred to as “slut clothes” even in the most mainstream of stores that carried children’s clothing (i.e. Target, KMart etc). Unfortunately, when the mainstream lower-priced stores start carrying things like that it is because there already is a massive market for such things. If this trend reaches the discount chains, it’s too late.
And I hate it.
Like Cruiser said, there’s over 6 billion, and it’s only going to grow, which means the market for more things will grow. You probably have no idea of the other strange stuff out there lol. Be afraid…be very afraid. And of course I think it’s gross.
I think it’s great. Just use it as a tool to identify and lock up pedophiles and sick f*cks. It should be called the “I want to dress up a 4-year-old baby in sexy outfits, so arrest me” line of clothing.
Gross. I hope not, but probably.
Further evidence the world is going to Hell.
I’m not looking at the link because it’s not hard to imagine, seen shit like that before.
My view is that parents who buy that crap for their little sweet innocent kids are nothing more than retarded fuck-ups who know no better. Make me sick, they really do.
I really hope not.
That said, I had cute panties with ruffled lace on the bum when I was a wee one. I had little cotton undershirts with a teeny ribbon bow on the neckline. That, to me, doesn’t count as “lingerie”, and honestly, neither does most of the stuff on the site you linked (in the bebe and fille sections, at least).
@Seelix I think the big controversy is around the way these items are being marketed. The photos are suggestive, the girls are dressed up like grown women. Some of the poses are provocative, others (like “soie” in fille) are just plain upsetting. Plus, the company is calling this collection “loungerie.”
@ANef_is_Enuf – I hear ya. The marketing, I agree, is deplorable, but the products themselves just don’t seem all that bad to me.
I think this has been completely blown out of proportion. Looking at the clothing – not the models – they’re just pretty underwear and tank tops. So disregarding the price or anything else, do I think there’s a market for little girls’ panties? Well, yeah.
I don’t like the way it’s marketed, but I don’t think there’s much wrong with the product itself.
I agree with @Seelix and @martianspringtime . It’s not something I’d buy for my own daughter, but undergarments pretty much a necessity. It’s just cute undies, not thongs or crotchless panties!
Other than the little bras (which seems so pointless) I think these things are better than slutty outfits. At least they’d be hidden under clothes, not out there on display like short shorts and crop tops.
are there really 6 year old girls that need a lace bra? :/
It brought the word ‘paedophilia’ to mind.
@jonsblond . . . pack your shit. we’re going to move to the moon.
It’s a big profitable business…this new market they created out of their ass that targets ‘tweens’ and younger…this is all about making money and we can sexualize our children to do so, then so be it, it is thought…
The other side is that women are sexualized in our culture to a ridiculous degree. When adult women therefore buy these things for their daughters, they’re basically just doing it because they think it’s cute to have their girl ‘play adult’ and when ‘adult’ is all about being seen in this manner (as we see many women), then it doesn’t seem so problematic to these parents.
I’ve been thinking about this and my SIL came to mind. She took her 8 year old daughter to a photographer for a glamour shots type photo shoot for her 8th birthday. Her daughter had full make-up and hair done for the event, then she posted the pics on Facebook. Everyone mentioned how “grown up” she looked. Why the rush to make our little girls grow up so fast? Whatever happened to letting little girls be little girls?
There is a market for this crap in my own family. Makes me sad. :(
If there was no demand, there would be no supply. Welcome to the Free Market.
@jonsblond Grow up so fast? Well, we Americans have some screwed up notions on this issue; more screwed up than you think too.
You’ve probably already heard enough about how we want to make children more mature, so I will present only the flip-side of the argument. We want to raise the age of consent, we already have the highest legal age for alcohol, and 24 is the new 18 as 24 is now the age when most people complete their education, or at least enough of it to be a productive member of society. (You used to be able to get by without even a High School diploma, but now even a two-year degree isn’t enough for many jobs.)
So, you still want to know whatever happened to letting little girls be little girls? With a mixed message like that, I think that the definition of “little girl” isn’t what it used to be.
@jerv So, you still want to know whatever happened to letting little girls be little girls?
Yes I do. I’m raising a little girl. Are you? This discussion is important to me. Do you have a 7 year old daughter who has cousins who are 9 & 11, but act and try to look like they are in their teens? Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to let your 7 year old be 7? I’m not going to apologize because I’m one of the few parents who doesn’t let their little girl be influenced by our shameless media. And I do have two sons who are 17 and 19. My oldest will graduate from his university at 21 (where did you get 24 from?). I believe if you can fight for this country at age 18, you should be able to drink alcohol. This is why my husband and I didn’t get upset with our 19 year old when he told us he recently drank with a friend. I also believe children shouldn’t have a driver’s license until age 18. (but we are speaking of young girls in this discussion, not teens. I think that’s for another question.)
@jonsblond No need to apologize. All I meant is that society has different ideas about what is/isn’t age-appropriate these days, and that (judging by the mixed messages) we still haven’t figured it out.
Societies change. For better or for worse, that is what happened.
@jerv yeah, I was a bit confused last night when I responded to you. =)
The entire thing is fucking creepy.
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