Lolita-n
a sexually precocious young girl
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Lolitais not just a sexual child,but a child who is made sexual by adults, like Lolita by Humbert Humbert. A perfect example of this can be seen in our culture today through advertisements and even popular television shows, like Toddlers and Tiaras. Our culture today rejects the idea of Lolitas, however ,society seems to be so shocked that it is almost embraced (Again, see Toddlers & Tiaras video). As this video shows little girls in society are now dressing up in thigh high boots and strutting their fake boobies before judges and it is on television. Now a toddler can be made into an object of sexual desire to be noticed by the pageant judges? Should a child that does not know how to read yet be strutting her stuff for the nation in a revealing costume? A 3-year-old does not make the choice to dress up like a hooker or Dolly Parton, more shockingly her own mother does. The adult in the situation is going against all better judgment and using her child to win pageants.



Another example is of french model Thylane Blondeau who has sparked recent controversy with sexy Diesel ads. Sure it is acceptable for a 10-year-old like Thylane to dress up like an adult, but there is a line between her dressing up like her mommy and photographers choosing to have her pose topless or provocatively on a bed for the sake of “art”. I am not saying she has to pose with puppies and lollipops, however these advertisements are not appropriate for a child. Is a 10-year-old capable of giving consent to her body being used as a product of fashion? She is the perfect example of a true Lolita: a little child, unable to give consent or really comprehend the situation, is being made into a sexual being for adults' benefit, just like Humbert Humbert and his own “nymphet”.

When has dress-up crossed into dangerous territory? Should these children be protected or is it the parents' discretion? How will this affect the child later in life?