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well...I think that it is a media thing that there is an abundance of bisexual females that wouldn't date another woman, and the lack of clothing on certain youngins...I actually call females under maybe...14, 15? that wear little clothing "prostitots" like a prostitute, but younger...I just wish that girls didn't feel like they need to dress that way to get attention or something like that...which is usually the case.

Girls today are fake as their barbies. Plastic and dull after a while. But let's be glad that some girls aren't conforming and that they're true to themselves. 3nodding

oh so true.
i hate it when girls say they're bi because guys supposedly think girl-on-girl is hot. i had a friend who was bi because she thought it would attract more guys. it's like, there are actually people out there who really are bi and are struggling for their rights, and people like you are using it just to get more guys?!

my little sister leans toward the skimpy-clothed side. my parents and i won't let her out of the house dressed like a slut, but when she's at home, she's wearing shorts (rolled up umpteen times) and a too-short tanktop. it's disgusting.

Well if you think about it, what is sexy is what you cover up... no?

Prostitute is a bit of a strong phrase but as for the other things, I completely agree.
But it isn't a matter of faux "feminism" and "empowerment" to young girls. Really, it's sexualizing girls with this idea that they have a high self esteem by dressing in such a way that eccentuates the sexuality that they really don't have yet. It's very strange to me how anyone can wonder at the fact that violence against women and sexual assault is ever going to go away when women and girls are constantly bombarded by this media idealized version of themselves.
It really makes me sick to go to my little sister's dance shows at her school and see twelve year old girls in these outfits hat are obviously meant to make people see tham as sexual beings. I wonder at the fact that I was never like that and then realize it's because I wasn't raised to consider anyone with a bit more fame my better. I was also raised by a strong female figure in my mother and grandmother and beyond the media the only people who have more influence on you from an early age are your parents.
Your parents can't stop you from reading entertainment magazines and such but they can raise you to look at them differently. They can teach you to have a mind of your own; to look at things objectively. The emphasis needs to be put on the love of not learning but being educated above learning. When you learn to like being informed and intelligent you learn to love learning and then you're getting somewhere. It's just unfortunate how many shitty parents there are and how many parents were never taught to think for themselves and refer to the media for everything including parenting skills. How can a girl help feeling down about herself when she reads about "Britney Spears amazing body" and looks at herself and panics at not having it; she doesn't know any better.

A strong female parental figure is imperative for any child's development. There is no greater type of man then a feminist man.

Went on a rant there, sorry about that razz

I wouldn't say selling either... they're just caught up. It can't be helped because it won't be helped, if that makes sense. It's scary but true.