pornification

there's been quite a bit of media coverage on the pornification of young women. more and more, young women view "sexy" as a equivalent of "rauchy". the trend started to take form years ago when abercrombie started selling thongs for girls, and when calvin klein and abercrombie used young models in provocative prints. or maybe even earlier.

beauty used to be something more refined, sexiness more muted. it seems that now it's just about showing skin (clueless to blame?) more and more, high school and college girls think dressing and acting like prostitutes is "hot", which is often reinforced by hormone-driven boys egging them on. i mean, i'm really in no position to criticize. i frequently fall victim to those cute skirts too short to be worn in public. and am guilty of dressing up for the "porno party" back in college.

this mentality extends to behavior as well. if you walk into a high school dance or a college party, the way kids dance would give my grandma a heart attack on the spot. pussycat dolls. they're hot right? yet the image is a complete 180 from marilyn monroe, who is also viewed as "sexy." maybe it's for attention. maybe it's liberating to defy society's standards of a "good girl." but then again, is it really liberating if it is actually acceptable?

the effects of pornification goes beyond teenage girls. any popular women's magazine will inevitably include articles about sex. don't get me wrong -- there's nothing wrong with women enjoying sex. but to overemphasize and to obsess about it, it is a bit strange, don't you think? maybe we're all supposed to be a "lady on the street but a freak in the sheets"?