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But a 5-year-old who doesn't just play with her mom's cosmetics, but posts online makeup tutorials? That's kicking off a sticky controversy.
"Good Morning America" reports Madison Hohrine, a little girl from Hurst, Texas, is just one of many pint-sized beauty advisers on YouTube, where girls ages 3 to 11 can be seen doling out tips on how to apply mascara and more.
"Some people don't know how to put makeup on," Madison tells "GMA." "You can put it on your eyes, your cheeks, your mouth -- it's so much fun."
Her mom, Mary Hohrine, tells the show the videos are just like a little girl playing dress-up, and that she doesn't let Madison wear makeup daily.
"When she asks to be putting makeup on every day, then I'll be getting worried," the mom tells "GMA."
Experts aren't so sure "fun" is the word for it.
"It's weird for a little girl to know about contouring and makeup and angles," Dr. Logan Levkoff, author of 'Third Base Ain't What it Used to Be,' " tells the news show. "We have a society where we sexualize little girls, almost from birth on."
Blame shows like "Toddlers & Tiaras" and body-conscious fashions for sending girls the wrong message, Levkoff adds.
"It's the message that our girls aren't valued," she tells "GMA."
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6-23-2011 @ 5:18PM
jackemama said...That is a very interesting segment especially since the reporter had the little girl elaborate on what she meant thus showing that she understood that make-up is not something little girls should wear on a daily basis. Very cute! It is a topic that many parents discuss and being that the media places it everywhere for young girls to see it is important to differentiate play make-up and letting them know that they do not NEED to wear it. Found a question on SkinnyScoop where women asked what age is appropriate for young girls to start wearing make-up and the youngest age is 10: Check it out on SkinnyScoop question 3364
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6-24-2011 @ 3:30PM
Julie said...My mother (may she RIP) would have had a fit if anyone suggested I should wear make up at 10 years of age! When pigs fly! And not at 11, not at 12, not at 13 and not at 14. I think I finally put my foot down at 15 and got away with it. After that, I became a make up freak and spent a ridiculous amount of time applying it just perfectly. I don't think girls under 13 should wear it, but being overly strict can backfire big time.
6-24-2011 @ 4:32PM
Squiggles said...I think the so-called "experts" read too much ino little girls having fun playing with make-up. It's no different than playing dress-up, and it's not like she wears it every day. I let my daughter play with make-up too; once she's done with it she wipes it off, no harm done. I think the only ones sexualizing little girls that way are sick adults.
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