• more about #sexualization
    cmhippie87: I can’t honestly say I am shocked by bikini wax thing anymore. I think it has to do with the fact that so many people think to be bare means to be m... more »
    kityglitr: Okay, I'm going to get very literal here. Girls that young don't usually have that much pubic hair, do they? I really cannot see how a brazilian wax c... more »
    jenrobe: A friend who works at the Australian film classification department recently informed me that if the latest porn releases are anything to go by, the f... more »
    Jetgirly: I can't believe the number of people who apparently can't see beyond their own puberty experiences. Some girls menstruate when they're eight. Some g... more »
    KetchupFiend: I really question the Brazilian waxing for the elementary set. WHY would there be any need for this? It's expensive, it hurts like hell, and can cause... more »
    colormeroutine: I am pretty anti-hair, but starting it that young disturbs me. On multiple levels. First of all, who's seeing it to care?! Second of all, my mom who i... more »
    Charlotte Beer: The waxing is too much but I had hairy legs from about 10 years old so couldn't wait to get rid of it. My dad hated it as I used to steal his razors a... more »
    Dancingfrog: I was utterly horrified about the bikini waxing thing. And most cases, I still am. However, I remember when I was in dance a 9 or 10 year old classmat... more »
    Leucadia: Re: baby waxing: A friend of my sister had a little baby/toddler who had to take some kind of medication that made her hairy. Like apparently, noticea... more »
    Snowbunny: What are they waxing? I didn't have pubic hair until I was like 13 (which I then would shave off, meaning I too was hypersexualized, but still). I... more »
    Norma Neufner Lady Officer: How many Jezzies (other than me) immediately sat up upon reading the piece about sitting up straight? more »
    weetziebat: is it wrong that i don't have any problem with a toddler painting their nails? It dosen't seem sexual like bras or waxes to me at all. more »
    thatgirlinnewyork: live action harriet the spy? hell no. proof there are no new ideas. more »
    Plate2.18: When my little sisters were about 4-5, they were obsessed with bras. They'd steal my or my mom's bras and wear them, so finally my mom bought them som... more »
    Lymed: Genetic research is amazing. I consider myself lucky because I know how I can reduce my chances of cancer knowing some of my genetic risks. more »
    rd2uk: response to comment about young girls being hairy because of food hormones - no i dont think its because of food hormones, i think its largely genetic... more »
    envirodesigner: can we blame hypersexualization on beauty pageants? more »
    ginseng_you_sing: Honestly, I don't remember when I first spotted pube hair, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't when I was 10. What do these girls have to wax? more »
    Stephanie wishes to kill Tucker Max: Do girls even get enough pubic hair by 11 to wax? That boggles my mind. Is this because of hormones in milk or something? That's creepy to the max. more »
    LaComtesse: Brazilian waxing item: As a hairy woman who was a hairy child, I still find this awful. Nevertheless, painting nails is in a different category than b... more »
  • #leftovers

    10 Year-Olds Getting Bikini Waxes? • Breast Cancer Gene Discovered

    •  Get ready to get sick: Australian girls as young as 10 and 11 are getting Brazilian waxes. And preschool aged girls want to paint their nails and wear "bras tailored for toddlers." WTF? • More »
  • #dailyfail

    Parents Don't Want 3-Year-Old To Be Lolita; It's Ok For Her Older Sisters, Though

    In a Daily Mail point-counterpoint, a couple argues whether their three-year-old should be allowed to wear makeup. More »
  • #chippendiddys

    The Chippendiddys

    This 1995 video of little boys doing a Chippendales routine has been making the web rounds. Hereabouts, some of us find it incredibly disturbing, and others merely funny. What say you? [Dlisted]
  • #genderbending

    Where Have All The Tomboys Gone?

    This morning we received a tip about a piece published Saturday in the Guardian on the death of the tomboy. Writer Stephanie Theobald, a former tomboy herself, wonders what has happened to all the boyish little girls.