Porn

Yup. I said it. P.O.R.N.

I am talking about the new American Apparel advertisements all over the blogs, boston.com, cnn.com... they are everywhere. I don't shop there. Never had. And I can honestly say, no matter how much certain teenage relatives might beg, I will not spend any of my money there.

Why?

The ads!! Young girls in short skirts on their hands and knees crawling? Two girls and one guy "snuggled" up wearing underwear and socks only?

I am NOT A PRUDE. I can appreciate a racy ad (David Beckham's underwear ad? winner!) as much as anyone else, but this is bordering on child pornography and I am vehemently opposed to children being shown as sexual objects. I hate seeing 8 year old girls wearing make-up and half shirts. I am glad the "show your belly" thing has passed as well as super-duper-ultra low rise jeans + thong! trend.... but, these ads.... blech.

I have been quiet about them for several months... quietly seething and keeping my mouth shut. But, with school starting in a few weeks and knowing that girls will want to wear this to school... I need to speak up! We don't have kids, but we have teacher-friends and this is just so not acceptable. Teens are being lured into sexual relationships by each other and the media and then we complain when kids are actually having sex! I'm sorry, but if you buy your daughter a dress from a store that advertises it being worn while she's on all fours, crawling and writhing, you have no business complaining when you come home and find her in just that position.

Rant over. Seriously reconsidering having kids knowing this is what i am up against.