At first glance of this photograph, one notices the leopard print, the tiger rug, and the red dress. Standing alone, these items scream "Sex! Sex!" However, this is not alarming, for in almost every advertisement there is a certain level of eroticism, whether it be subtle or, in this advertisement's case, quite obvious. Getting past the overload of animal print, the eyes follow the line of dress right up to the made-up face. And then one recognizes that this is not the face of a model, but the face of a child, no more than 7 years old. One then notices the unsettling way the child is posed, and the way she stares towards the viewer with a "come hither" look. To me, this photograph completely illustrates "Lolitaness." It shows a little girl thrown into sexuality all too soon, and blindly embracing that sexuality that she doesn't understand. The photograph evokes the same confused and unseemly feelings within the observer as does "Lolita."
Obviously, the sexualization of children is present in our culture today. To what extent did "Lolita" affect today's views and regulations regarding the sexualization of children in media advertisements? In your opinion, should these regulations be altered? Why or why not?
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