First it was Abercrombie and Fitch selling thong underwear designed for 7 year old girls. More recently, the makers of Dora the Explorer have decided to bring her into tween-dom, providing only a silhouette preview that makes it appear as if Dora has gone all hoochie on us. What’s next? Will Lil Kim come up with a clothing line for infant girls?
I’m glad to report that in this climate of declining moral values, the good people at Cost Plus World Market have taken a stand. It’s an arbitrary and somewhat mysterious stand, and not likely to make even one iota of difference in the loosening of standards of decency, but it’s a stand nonetheless.
So while mothers of daughters everywhere will continue to wrestle with the question, “When is it okay for my little girl to start wearing makeup?” or “Should I really let her leave the house looking like that?“, at least they won’t have to worry about whether or not the jewelery at Cost Plus is really appropriate for their 13 year old. At least this point is clear. Nuh uh honey. Not yet. See the sign? You’ll have to wait a year or two.
I know I’ll have other drama, specific to the raising of two boys, at some point down the line, but I sure am glad I won’t have to deal with all that…
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