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10-year-old French girl sexed-up for women’s fashion

You’ve probably already heard about 10-year-old French model Thylane Loubry Blondeau and the controversy over the way she is being posed and styled in adult-like ways. I’d written about Vogue’s treatment of Thylane and other young models in an earlier piece titled ‘Vogue’s tarted up photo shoot of little girls is no parody.’

Interest in Thylane has reached hyper drive. I was asked to comment on Channel 7’s Morning Show.

In a post titled ‘Where is the line between high fashion and high risk?’ Dr Robyn Silverman makes this important observation:

People look at one image and say “I don’t see it. She doesn’t look sexy to me.” This is not about one image or one issue- it’s a collective picture that’s created when we use young girls to sell adult products by putting them in adult make up and adult styling and adult positions. (and we call it fashion and that’s supposed to make it all ok)…

August 9th, 2011

Tags: adultification, beauty industry, Channel 7 The Morning Show, Dr Robyn Silverman, fashion, Sexualisation, Thylane Loubry Blondeau, Vogue

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