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Child
abuse expert says society becoming desensitized to sex
Associated Press
May 20, 2008
MILWAUKEE - A child abuse prevention expert says what
was considered outrageous years ago is now the norm.
Cordelia Anderson spoke Tuesday in Milwaukee at the
national convention of Prevent Child Abuse America.
Anderson displayed images such as Calvin Klein jeans ads
and pictures of JonBenet Ramsey, the child beauty queen
who was murdered and then compared them to more recent
ads and images.
She says the line of outrageousness is shifting as
companies target children with sexier ads. For example,
she says popular Halloween costumes for kids include
French maid outfits.
Anderson says these ads, products, and even songs teach
children how to think and act. And when children act in
this new way, adults are more likely to treat them as
sexual beings.
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