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'Miss Bimbo' Creators: "Take Care Of Your Bimbo, Nurture Her, Love Her"

Ann Curry and company over at the Today show were just as incredulous about the internet game for burgeoning skanks, Miss Bimbo, as we were. In the clip above from this morning's broadcast, two adorable English moppets named Jasmine and Poppy enjoy Miss Bimbo's "big jugs and facelifts," and the dudes behind the game defend Miss Bimbo with straight faces. The pair of floppy haired founders say things like, "It's a morally positive, fun game..."What about loving your bimbo, taking care of your bimbo, sending her to university?"

Earlier: New Game Encourages Young Girls To Embrace Their Inner "Bimbo"

1:30 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Jessica
4,553 views, 76 comments

Latest by Lin-Z: Did anyone else notice they were playing Sugar Ray in the background? more »

tweenage wastelands

New Game Encourages Young Girls To Embrace Their Inner "Bimbo"

There's a new game in England and France for girls ages 9 to 16, and it's so raunchy it makes Bratz dolls look positively Pollyanna-ish. Called "Miss Bimbo", the game is essentially an online competition in which each registered player is given a "Bimbo" all her own to take care of — sort of like those Tamagotchi pets, but, well, not. According to Miss Bimbo rules, the goal of the game is to make your Bimbo the " the hottest of hot Bimbos," which involves dating "that famous hottie," becoming a "socialite and skyrocket[ing] to the top of fame and popularity," and even resorting "to meds or plastic surgery", because girls should "Stop at nothing to become the reigning bimbo!" According to CNN, "Breast implants sell at 11,500 bimbo dollars and net the buyer 2,000 bimbo attitudes, making her more popular on the site." More »

9:40 AM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Jessica
27,012 views, 108 comments

Latest by n/a: I have to agree - if this was aimed at adults as a tongue-in-cheek game I'd think it was hilarious, but to aim it at kids and to make them think that being a 'bimbo' is something to aspire to, more »

bad rap

Are Rap Videos Turning Young Girls Into Drunken, Stoner Floozies?

Researchers studied rap videos and found that they sexualized women, placed too much emphasis on their physical appearance and treated them more as decorative objects rather than "active agents." Uh, doesn't that hold true for most of pop culture and advertising? It's so annoying how rap and hip hop are always being called out for that, when there are plenty of equally (if not more) offensive other influences in the media. Anyway, after interviewing over 500 African-American women (ages 14-18), researchers found that the young women who spent more time watching rap videos were more likely to "binge drink, have sex with multiple partners, test positive for marijuana and have a negative body image." Is it just me, or does that just sound like the life of a majority of teen girls, regardless of race or music video preference? And sure, the negative body image stuff is always bad, but the rest of it actually sounds like tons of fun to me. More »

7:30 PM on Thu Oct 18 2007
By Slut Machine
4,764 views, 39 comments

Latest by n/a: @hugnkiss: I was all set to disagree with you, until I realized you're not saying they're immune to the effects of cultural attitudes; you're saying they're far less aware of them. I'd say that's been my experience in talking to more »

tweenage wasteland

'Tramps-In-Training' Author Speaks, Dodges Tween Bullets

Yesterday, we told you about one mom's struggle with finding appropriate clothing for her 11-year-old daughter, since so much of the fashion in stores seems to be aimed at "tramps-in-training." The Slate piece started a huge discussion on their message boards (and with our own Jezebel commenters!) Later, the writer, Emily Yoffe, went online to take readers' questions. Some highlights, from the transcript: One mother writes:
I have an almost 10 year old who has been eyeing those push-up bras. Somehow the matching bra/undie and panties set will no longer do in her mind. I have caught her in the mirror squeezing her "buds" together commenting that they are growing. We are definitely in scary territory.
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11:30 AM on Fri Aug 31 2007
By Dodai
6,184 views, 108 comments

Latest by scarletvirtue (Sadie, Sadie Married Lady): @Maulleigh: I was the same way in junior high and high school. All about being girly and making sure that my bangs were high and sprayed to hell. Now, I rarely bother with make-up, and my hair is very low-maintenance. @warmaiden: I more »

tweenage wasteland

Young Girls Today: Tramps In Training?

Over on Slate, Emily Yoffe wrote a piece about trying to find appropriate clothing for her 11-year-old daughter. She went to teen-friendly store Limited Too and found padded bras, T-shirts with phrases like "I left my brain in my locker," and underwear with the slogan, "Buy It Now, Tell Dad Later!" Abercrombie and Macy's were similar minefields, and the writer made a point of avoiding Victoria's Secret: "their clothing was emblazoned with the words 'University of Pink.' (I don't want to know that school's most popular major.)" Now, there's a round up of the Slate message boards following the story. More »

9:30 AM on Thu Aug 30 2007
By Dodai
14,896 views, 105 comments

Latest by n/a: I think if women have the freedom to wear what they want why shouldn't girls? I am only a teenager myself and I don't think I dress slutty, I stongly believe people should be allowed to wear what they want more »

little lolitas

Dames Down Under Don't Like Underage Glamour Girls

In this country, we're inundated with ads featuring very young women in sexualized poses, but in Australia, they're actually doing something about it. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the country's Federal Minister for Communications, Helen Coonan, has ordered an inquiry into the sexual exploitation of children in advertising and the media. The leader of the political party known as the Australian Democrats, Lyn Allison, said that the sexualized images are damaging to young people.
"We're pushing children into being sexual beings much younger than they are ready," she said. "I find it sickening to see a 12-year-old girl with a pouty look on her face advertising sexy clothing. We're talking about children at the age of nine worrying whether they look sexy or not, and bras being targeted at four- to six-year-olds."
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12:00 PM on Tue Aug 14 2007
By Dodai
43,100 views, 19 comments

Latest by mariafullofgrace: in Italy they actually made a legislation (i think in 2001) that prohibited the shooting of any advertising of under 18.Problem is that they didn't do anything about the screening so advertisers just have to cross the alps (or the more »

pre-teenage wasteland

Little Lolitas: The UK's Narcissistic Pre-Teens

Most people would agree that it's cool if you feel better when you have a spray tan, or when you wax your legs and use Chanel foundation. But is it cool if you do all of these things and you are 9 years old? A report in the Daily Mail details the beauty regimens of some British girls who have decidedly adult habits. Belle, 11, gets her hair highlighted. Bethany, 9, gets pedicures and eyebrow waxes, and uses a flatiron on her hair. Sarah-Jane, 12, wore a sexy low cut black dress in a pageant last year. The bad news is that the mothers of these children are accomplices (One mom says: "I'm glad they like to look after themselves from such a young age.") The good news? Oh, there is no good news. Sorry! More »

12:45 PM on Mon Aug 6 2007
By Dodai
35,521 views, 45 comments

Latest by faire-la-moue: @LollyPops: no offense, but where are the FATHERS, you know, the ones who should be demonstrating respectful, loving behavior toward the mothers so that the girls don't feel like they have to slut it up to get attention/validation? more »

living dolls

Point/Counterpoint: What's Up With Lipstick For 1st Graders?

Encouraged by sales of its makeup collaboration with MAC Cosmetics (left) Mattel is partnering with Bonne Bell to launch a Barbie-branded, "girl savvy" cosmetics line "aimed at girls 6 to 9" (Emphasis ours). After the jump, two Jezebel editors hash over whether Barbie-branded makeup for primary-schoolers is evil, innocent, or just a case of a company giving the kids what they want. More »

11:15 AM on Tue Jun 12 2007
By Anna
2,101 views, 16 comments

broadsides

It's A Veritable Pornapalooza

  • Porn is everywhere, and, not surprisingly, it's largely to blame for the rise in female exhibitionism and self-objectification (think MySpace, celebrity vagina shots, Paris Hilton). [CNN]
  • Black women with breast cancer have much lower survival rates than white women with the disease. [USAToday]
  • Fathers who take off their shirts before holding their babies apparently bond with them more. What's next, nursing? [Telegraph]
  • The terms "size zero" and "muffin top" have officially entered the lexicon. [Telegraph]
  • Palestinian, female TV anchors are being threatened with death unless they cover up while on camera. [Telegraph]
  • MeMe Roth, who famously called American Idol winner Jordin Sparks fat, is getting death threats now. [MSNBC]
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3:20 PM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Anna
699 views, 1 comment

Latest by theotherwoman: Ariel Levy has a pretty interesting take on the whole porn phenomenon in her book "Female Chauvenist Pigs", which I recommend to anyone who is mystified as to how things like strip classes and porn actresses have made it into more »

the end of girlhood

Speechless


Best Week Ever has just posted what has to be the most disturbing video we've seen all day (other than Jenny getting harassed by the manager of Victoria's Secret, but that's a matter for tomorrow!). Taken from the new E! show Sunset Tan, the clip shows a young mother dragging her reluctant young daughter to a L.A. tanning salon and spending $1300 so that the girl "stands out" — "like Lindsay Lohan!" — for her primary-school pictures. Anyway, there's more horror within but we'll let the kids over at Best Week Ever sum up the insanity for us. More »

5:13 PM on Wed May 30 2007
By Anna
1,777 views, 23 comments

Latest by lucie414: Is this really real, though? It seems like the mother is just repeating lines she's already been rehearsing--and it just looks really fake. I guess it's possible that she came in wanting the tan, but it seems like there is more »