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Filed under: Development/Milestones: Babies, Media, Decor
Yesterday, as I was doing some of my usual surfing of the blogosphere, I came across an article featuring the t-shirt you see here. At first, as I read the words, I thought to myself, "yeah, okay, this t-shirt isn't in the best of taste, but whatever, you know? To each her own."Then, I read on. Turns out the t-shirt is being sold by dELiA's, a boutique that targets pre-teen, tween and teenage girls.
Hmm.
Now, I know I'm pretty uptight when it comes to raising my kid, so I'll go ahead and calmly and coolly admit right now that I'm one of those moms that would rather have her child walk naked out of her house, than wear a t-shirt like this one in public.
Ahem.
I understand, however, that this just may be me. What about you? Would you allow your daughter to wear this?
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ReaderComments (Page 3 of 3)
9-23-2006 @ 4:34AM
Nessa said...FTR - this shirt is not being marketed toward "little girls." I started getting the catalogues in high school & college. It's definitely geared toward teenage/young adult women 14-21, primarily (HS & college).
I think we need to educate our daughters about sexuality and the messages we send. The poster who mentioned talking with her daughter about appropriate vs inappropriate places to wear the shirt was right on, IMO.
Also, I think it is totally possible, as a teenager, to wear this shirt without realizing the double meaning. Hell, I'm almost 26 and it took me a few minutes. And I've been around the block a time or three.
So, as a parent, it would be our responsibility to point out the sexual innuendo and ask our daughter if that's really what she wants to be advertising. If she says yes, like that was her intention, then yeah, I'd probably not let her wear it either. But if she just thought it was a funny, cool, retro shirt, then I'd say go for it, just be aware of how others might perceive you.
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9-23-2006 @ 10:46AM
Lisa Malo said...I agree with Nessa, when I was a teenager, I remember my parents teaching me that what I wear, and the image that is presented is how I am percieved by people. If I wore something, I needed to understand the kind of attention that it would draw. I think the same issue arises with this shirt. It could mean "cool", but if a girl wears this shirt, she will need to be prepared for certain attention that is likely to come from the innuendo.
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9-23-2006 @ 1:27PM
Cassie said...36. Of course it doesn't make sense if you replace it with the word cool. It's just like saying "I'm cool like ice" or "Hot like fire". Cool is a word that can be replaced with the word "awesome" but does "Awesome like ice" sound right? Or "Sexy like fire"?
Plus, even if Delia's doesn't sell these shirts anymore, a number of stores already do. Like, Journey's. And they have been selling them for a long time. And these two stores are also stores that sell the "Hugs Not Drugs" shirt. Is that a good slogan? I think it is.
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9-23-2006 @ 1:39PM
magdalena said...Well, whatever. I'm tight like a tiger.
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9-24-2006 @ 6:04PM
mommyshome said...How utterly disgusting! No Way!
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9-25-2006 @ 10:39AM
gawdessness said...Sexualizing our kids, again.
Ick.
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9-26-2006 @ 4:05PM
Sheena said...I applaud parents who monitor their children and make sure that they appropriately present themselves and that their clothing is not in poor taste. HOWEVER - I think some of you are just not "cool" enough and probably don't understand some colloquialisms. Do any of you even know what the adjective "tight" means in slang? Perhaps this is all just a misunderstanding...
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9-26-2006 @ 8:16PM
gr8face said...I'd like to wrap tht t-shirt around the parents' throat--in a nice way of course.
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9-28-2006 @ 6:38AM
may said...the real challenge is in teaching our children WHY its not so cool to wear something like this. Without the resulting shame and guilt about their sexuality as so often is the case.
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10-26-2006 @ 10:49AM
Cindy said...Ok ladies….I found the cutest site ever. It is educational, fun, informative. I believe this site is new but, is the best I’ve seen yet. www.babyslanguage.com
The site is really focused on baby’s talk not on adult quotes. Now this is the type of t-shirt that I’ll let my 14 month baby wear any-where. Good job. See for your self it is really cute.
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10-21-2006 @ 7:39AM
Rachyl said...Ya know, I'm a parent of three girls, 5, 9 and 13. And often I think about how my Husband and I aren't your "normal" lame parents. Our girls show us complete respect and our word is final, because of our different approach towards them then most parents I think. When we are at sports events we observe other parents and the way they interact with their children and their children with them. And all I have to say about this is you guys are all a bunch of KNOBS. Do you listen to your children? Have you NO idea of what they are saying when they speak? Maybe you should pull your heads out of the gutter long enough to know your children. This shirt means NOTHING of the sort in a sexual manner.
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