What's the feminists response to Bratz, Britney & children's programming?

It%26#039;s 2008... and girls still see and are socialized by images of fashion-conscious on-camera preteens %26amp; teens %26amp; immature 20-somethings (all about the looks)... where %26quot;cute boys%26quot; is a theme (if you%26#039;ve ever watched cable-TV %26#039;girls%26#039; programming) but yet, adventure %26amp; competition %26amp; training is a thing for boys%26#039; shows (Bratz talk about shopping, shoes %26amp; matching tops)... What is the Feminists%26#039; response to even TV media/news being All Britney, Lohan %26amp; celeb actresses stylings -- other than %26quot;don%26#039;t watch%26quot;? Where%26#039;s the collective approaches to Rap vidoes that still, in 2008 show images of pimp %26amp; heeled booty-shaking that was criticized 10-15 years ago (but ignored, actually praised.. really... by the glorifying of what the results/money brings a la %26#039;Pimp My Ride%26#039; %26amp; %26#039;MTV Cribs%26#039;?)... Where has the NATIONAL feminists been on this, and why don%26#039;t they have a PR/media relations team to match say, that of Jessica Simpson%26#039;? (again, we get no leadership... even.. from a woman running for President?)

What%26#039;s the feminists response to Bratz, Britney %26amp; children%26#039;s programming?
Good thing girls aren%26#039;t required to play with Bratz. It is a choice. It%26#039;s the parents%26#039; responsibility to monitor what the kids are exposed to. I boycott TV channels and companies that are irresponsible about what they sell and show. Just because you can do something doesn%26#039;t mean you should. As far as Britney is concerned, I think her public downfall, although terribly unfortunate for her, is a good lesson. There are consequences, good and bad, to every choice and nothing lasts forever.
Reply:I%26#039;m wondering the same thing. It just makes me sick when I see little %26quot;eleven-teen%26quot; year olds acting like Spears and Simpson. I%26#039;ll be interested in the response.
Reply:It%26#039;s all vapid crap, and none of it will be on my television when my daughter gets old enough to watch. In fact, I may drop cable entirely and just keep the TV for the purpose of playing DVDs.





I%26#039;m already busy buying up the old %26quot;Muppet Show%26quot; series and things like %26quot;Loony Tunes%26quot; for when she%26#039;s into cartoons.





** Thanks, Holly!
Reply:I wish that %26quot;feminists%26quot; as a group would do something about that kind of negative television. Im not a feminist per se...but I dont let my daughter play with Bratz dolls because I dont think they are a good role model. I dont let her watch videos that feature under-dressed people. I dont let her watch tv shows that Ive never watched before and dont know or approve of the content. So pretty much...Im being a Mom. If more people would be involved parents...these problems would eventually go away.





EDIT: Tracey-while you still have your cable...check and see if you have a channel called %26quot;boomarang%26quot;. It%26#039;s all old cartoons. Some as far back as I would say the 60s but some from the 80s like Smurfs and The Jetsons as well. My daughter loves it!
Reply:Feminist groups do put out a lot of their own print media that gives better role models than is offered for the masses. (See link.) But it%26#039;s naive to think that feminists are strong enough to challenge something as basic as the freedom of speech in America when parenting groups and religious groups have tried/are trying and not made much progress in stopping the stream of innate crap we get in the popular media.





http://www.feminist.org/gateway/feminist...
Reply:It started and stopped with Ariel Levy%26#039;s Female Chauvinist Pigs. Just reading that book will be enough to make young women sit down and think about what they%26#039;re being exposed to.



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