Soooo....

[Mousey Girl]

2 women came in to rent things for a dinner for a major, national charity. Too bad no one from the charity they were representing was with them. They were so trasy looking. One had on velour shorts with PINK across her a$$ and the other was in a longish, black, slinky dress with the front almost to her navel. Neither woman was what I would consider young, both appeared to be at least 10 years older than me. We are talking a major charity, one that is currently holding "Relays" all over the place right now.

[wendybeth]

Hey, I just looked at the first post in this auspicious thread, and realized I was the second poster, after the illustrious and illusive OP, Fej.

As usual, I was doing nothing worth writing about.

[Mousey Girl]

I have lots to say, to talk about, but am under a gag order. That is why I have not been posting any updates with my personal situation.

BTD, you were right.


On the other side of things...I get to try to get The Cake to Nick's class today, along with his model. This is going to be a logistical nightmare. I am hoping we can cut through the day care building and avoid the crush of kids and parents.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Originally Posted by AllyOfTheDolls

Is this what we teach our young ladies of tomorrow? It brings to mind the song Stupid Girls by P!nk- "What happened to the dreams of a girl president? She's dancing in a video next to 50 Cent".

I'm not saying that a woman shouldn't embrace & celebrate her femininity & sexuality. I completely support that 100%! A healthy self-image not dictated by society and Paris Hilton & pals is admirable. As cliched as it may seem, your mind & soul are the most powerful things about you. Not your funbags.

Then, I saw & read about the most vile thing of all- a stripper pole marketed to & for children. It's one thing to be an adult & have one (I'm not going to lie- I've always wanted one) but a child? And don't even get me started on Bratz dolls. The mold-injected version of the porn star.

I'm kind of with you. I deplore much of what's marketed these days, to everybody, but especially to children. I'm kind of glad we don't have any, because they'd wantt this stuff and under no circumstances would I allow it. So much of "pop culture" is awful. I'm glad to be out of touch with it. Everybody's wearing it, so it sort of looks normal, but it's cheap, trashy, and annoying.

I hate the Bratz dolls too- do you really want your daughter playing with hootchie mama dolls with a name like Brats? Brat is generally something to avoid. I appreciate that they're not Barbie, but they're still awful, just in different ways.

The writing on the butt.... oh, no. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for admiring a good butt, but I don't think it's an attractive look. My friend and I were cracking jokes when a girl walked by with "juicy" on her butt. Um, ewww.

The other thing I hate is when a girl leaves nothing to the imagination. As much as I admire a woman showing off her assets, the "ultra-slut" look just isn't right for daily wear.

I hear you, Ally, and while it may be a "growing older" thing, I don't have a Catholic background to account for any of what I feel.
**hugs**
-k

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

BTD, you were right.

That is one thing I really hoped I was wrong on. I'm so sorry. We are all still here for you.

[Ponine]

Originally Posted by blueerica

A stripper pole marketed for kids?

What? Where?

Oddly enough, this made national news a while back. Some parents were upset that their child had found this, I beleive while shopping for toys online.

I'm at work now, so I cannt search for the story, but it is out there. Just for some wierd reason I cannot search for words like strip, or stipper while at work.

[BarTopDancer]

There is a thread or a post about this somewhere.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Here it is.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I back you up on this. My daughter will never wear sweats with writing on the butt, leopard prints, "Daddy's little princess" t-shirts, "Spoiled rotten," etc.

While we're on the subject, she will also not wear hunter camouflage. What's up with that?

And while we're at it: heelies?! Or whatever they're called. Rather than buy them, I'm just going to teach my kids to break into song every few seconds in the middle of a conversation. As W.C. Fields said, "When I drink water, I drink water. When I drink whiskey, I drink whiskey."

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

There is a thread or a post about this somewhere.

Right here