The Pressure on Girls

As the father of a 9 year old, I am increasingly worried about the amount of pressure that she faces to look and dress just right. I will ask Nicole Olsen to write about the girls/women's conference she has done some research on. Let's work together to keep the pressures of living in our Western world in 2009 at bay! Check out this (offensive) article from "YouTubeReviewed" below: (WARNING: Parental Discretion Advised!)

The Perfect Gift for the Future Stripper in Your Family
January 22, 2009
For all you readers out there with daughters, this looks like a great gift for your lil’ princess. Especially if her name is Cheyenne or Trixy or Mercedes, or if she seems to have a strong interest in spinning around shiny, metal poles.

Can we all just go ahead and agree that feminism and the women’s lib movement totally failed? You can try to argue that assertion all you want, but the bottom-line is this skank-in-training device wouldn’t be allowed to exist in a culture where the ideals of gender equality and empowerment had succeeded.