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[–]emptiedriver 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

To be honest, I'm bothered by American culture for looking at a poster of some young girls dancing and immediately thinking "oh no people will want to f*ck them!" That isn't what comes to my mind when I look at it. How do we handle men at a beach or when the weather is warm?

Sure, they could have chosen a different poster, but I don't think girls should feel like they can't dance because some men are perverts. That is not the right message. This isn't pedophilia.

[–]worried19[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The poster was apparently a still from the movie. People saw it and went crazy. I certainly don't approve of young girls (or boys) twerking, but you're right that it's problematic that people seem so focused on what pedophiles might do. It's much more of a problem that relentless images of sexualized girls are presented to young girls themselves in children's and teenage media.