‘Every line of resistance matters’ – Dr Emma Rush When the Australian Association of National Advertisers announced this week that it was updating its Code of Ethics to better reflect concerns about the inadequacy of the advertising (self) regulatory system and wording of the code, we welcomed the change as good news and a long […]
Amanda Rishworth moves Notice of Motion in House of Representatives Earlier this month Federal Member for Kingston (S.A), Amanda Rishworth, moved a Private Members Motion acknowledging the findings of the UK Government’s review Letting the Children be Children on the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood. It is heartening for those of us involved in this […]
‘Corporate paedophilia’ is a worrying global trend on the rise. For those who might have missed it, Witchery has just launched a new clothing range for eight- to 14-year-old girls called “8fourteen”. In a brilliant stroke of imagination, the launch occurred on Valentine’s Day – because, of course, girls from the age of eight need […]
‘Encouraging teens to wait until they feel ready for sex is not to promote oppression. It is to promote empowerment’ By Dr Emma Rush Clueless, to say the least. Michelle Griffin’s claim (‘Why teens should read raunchy novels and straight-up smut’) that “teens should read more porn”, not to mention her implied claim that more […]
Australia lagging behind while sexualisation gets worse A six-month independent review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood, in the UK published Monday, called on retailers, media and regulatory bodies to take action in the best interest of children. The inquiry report, Letting Children Be Children, is the product of surveys and interviews with hundreds […]
Fashion company ignores experts – again Witchery just doesn’t get it. Or chooses not to. Last year a number of child development experts expressed concern about a Witchery campaign which presented adultified images of children modelling its fashions. Emma Rush, lecturer in ethics at Charles Sturt University and lead author of two significant reports on […]
Nothing about the Witchery images recognises that children are anything other than miniaturised adults. The images invite you to ‘read’ the children as adults It’s always a pleasure to publish the work of Dr Emma Rush. A lecturer in ethics at Charles Sturt University, Emma is lead author of two significant reports on the sexualisation […]
I’m just so pleased to welcome Dr.Emma Rush to my blog today. Associate Lecturer in Ethics and Philosophy at Charles Sturt University, Emma is to be commended for kicking off the debate on the sexualisation of children in this country, as lead author of Corporate Paedophilia: Sexualisation of children in Australia and Letting Children Be […]
