When did I become so conservative?
Pablo is a big fan of Chris Rock’s stand up comedy and he does a great bit about parenting tips to keeping daughter from becoming a stripper. I remember that before I had a baby, I thought it was hysterical. But now, I look around with fresh eyes at the teens on the street and I am not laughing anymore.
I used to think that allowing Matilda a Barbie (or not) would be one of my most serious parenting decisions. No way could I have predicted that a company would invent Bratz Babyz. Or the fact that Disney actually sells peignoirs for 5 year olds. Is there any wonder why I sometimes fantasize about running off to homeschool Matilda in an isolated house with a thatched roof and no media?
I really think that the sexualization of little kids starts out really innocently. First makeup and nail polish for 3 year olds and then parties where they dress little kids like Jean Benet Ramsey. From there, you go to thongs and padded bras for 7 year olds, and hooray, you get to take your daughter for her first Brazilian bikini wax when she is 12!
So how do I save Matilda from this fate?
