It is too much not to comment further, after what happened on the train on Thursday ...Too much, too young? Retailers still selling over-sexualised clothing to kids | Society | The Guardian: "Retailers came under increased pressure today to take sexualised clothing for young girls off their shelves,"
I'd have written it off as a grumpy old man moment on my part were it not for my son agreeing with me. Scenario: train carriage with assorted people including a family with kids of around 8. Also present is a hen party. Nothing wrong with that necessarily except this lot are drinking cocktails (also not necessarily a problem) with straws in the shape of erect male members. And my issue with that is that in a public place where children might be, that is not really acceptable. I wouldn't want to be answering the question from an 8 year old, "What's that?".
The pressure towards early sexualisation isn't only the 'nasty promotional' companies. It's adults who think that sexual references in ordinary public places is not a problem. It's a lack of modesty about such things. Modesty is in part about protecting the vulnerable.
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