![]() And if my dad saw it, that'd be horrible," the girls said. Because usually when we go our mom is the one taking us. When asked what their parents would say if they bought them. It looks pretty disgusting, actually," Brooke Hutton said. "I personally don't have anything that says anything on my underwear. Like the Whitehall students, they all know of PINK. ![]() Fifteen-year-old Courtney Raine, 15-year-old Sabrina Hutton and her 18-year-old sister, Brooke, all go to Whetstone High School in Clintonville. We also talked with some high school girls who are not involved in a peer program. Obviously you're giving the message to teen girls to go have sex," 10th-grader Diedra Gardner said. And 'Let's Get A Room' is kind of ridiculous. All the girls are part of a peer education project headed up by Planned Parenthood of Central Ohio. ![]() She and four classmates are having lunch. Edwards is a 10th grader at Whitehall Yearling High School. Like, 'Take It Off,' really? I, like, that is the message. The teens were shown pictures of six pairs of panties: "I heart banana," "Take It Off," "Get Ready For Some Fun," "Sure Thing," "Let's Get A Room" and "I Get Around." Eyebrows raised and gasps were audible. But the pictures and words were not lost in any of the high school girls we talked with. "A younger generation is highly desensitized, almost doesn't notice that there are elements of visual cues which can include words as well as pictures that are shocking, considered inappropriate by a more mature group of people," Paulins noted. She said they're already bombarded with sexual innuendo in other media like TV and music, plus they're naive. Paulins said some of these messages will be lost in today's teenagers. The company sells a pair of grey, cotton panties that say "I heart banana" with the picture of a banana on the front the underwear. Not all of the underwear and sleepwear at PINK has statements as sexually overt as "Wild In Bed" or "Your Place Or Mine." Others are more subtle. Limited Brands declined to comment about PINK's target market, and did not respond to an email seeking comment about this story. And there is a real social desire to grow up and be a little older," she said. "While the company is marketing, would say young adults, what we know is teenagers are always looking to the a little bit older than them for inspiration. Paulins said PINK's market reaches the adolescent age group. Ann Paulins directs Ohio University's School of Human and Consumer Services and studies the social psychology of consumption decisions. Sleepwear, sweats, t-shirts and clothing often feature school-type crests. Its undergarments come in colors like hot pink, bright green and purple. But PINK appears to cater to younger shoppers. PINK stores often are attached to Victoria's Secret, which sells intimate apparel for woman. I'm Alyssa, and 'I Get Around' means that she messes with a lot of men and a lot of people done seen that underwear. "Let's Get A Room," "Take It Off" and "I Get Around." They catch the attention of Whitehall 10th-grader Alyssa Guinn. On some underwear at Victoria's Secret PINK store, the slogans are as stunning as the colors. But suggestive underwear for girls is raising some eyebrows. Pictures and mannequins of women wearing provocative underwear are not uncommon at the mall.
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