You’ve probably already heard about 10-year-old French model Thylane Loubry Blondeau and the controversy over the way she is being posed and styled in adult-like ways. I’d written about Vogue’s treatment of Thylane and other young models in an earlier piece titled ‘Vogue’s tarted up photo shoot of little girls is no parody.’
Interest in Thylane has reached hyper drive. I was asked to comment on Channel 7’s Morning Show.
People look at one image and say “I don’t see it. She doesn’t look sexy to me.” This is not about one image or one issue- it’s a collective picture that’s created when we use young girls to sell adult products by putting them in adult make up and adult styling and adult positions. (and we call it fashion and that’s supposed to make it all ok)…
See also:
‘Fashion industry salivates over creepy photos of 10-year-old French girl’
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This is hideous abuse, they can’t develop into adjusted adults without an extended childhood! Leave them alone! Thank you for bringing it to our attention Melinda.
I am so sad for this little girl. The adults in her life have been so blinded by her incredible physical beauty, that they have completely failed her in their efforts to exploit it. We will never know what she may have been or done if they had been content simply to admire and love her within their family.
I hadn’t realised until this interview that there were worse topless photos circulating online. How vile and predatory; how shameful that of the dozens of people who would have been involved at various point in such a ‘fashion shoot’, nobody intervened.
It’s dreadful, Melinda. Keep up the good work!
This is not abuse, this western style of freedom of speech. Westerner they sell their mothers breast, belly, legs, thyes and also….? they also sell their sisters, wifes and small children for sex and earned money. All the best westerner, you banned Burqa (veil) this is the consequences.