There's another issue here that's been completely untouched. I would like to point out that thongs are verrrry bad for vaginal health. I'm sure all of you men on the board want to know this, but the number of vaginal infections has increased dramatically in the last few years due to two things--thongs and shaving.

The problem with the thong is that it can ride back and forth fairly easily (it's called buttfloss for a reason, people) and transmit bacteria from the anal region into the vaginal area. This can lead to any number of bacterial infections and increases the possibility of getting a urinary tract infection as well. Secondly, lots of thongs are made out of synthetic materials that are not designed to allow the vagina to breathe. This can cause a consistently warm, moist environment--the perfect environment for yeast.

Do your kid a favor. Don't put their sexual future at risk, don't put their health at risk. Don't buy them thongs.

JUST SAY NO TO THONGS.

It always did amaze me as the older i got, the younger girl sdressed like they where older and older and older....etc.... I don't think if I had a daughter I would let her wear clothes like that......I think they should be atleast old enough to drive before they can dress like that......

The fact that society is telling kids they need to feel attractive before they even reach puberty is depressing. Kids dont have the hormones yet that tell them to look attractive.

I'm not sure what my parents were trying to teach me, but I'm very sure that by the time I was of similar age, I had a damn good idea what sexuality and skimpy undies were all about.

Which is not to say I support full-throttle such a revealing and erotic line of clothing for the young girls these days. Despite my young age, I wholeheartedly disagree with the successively younger age at which kids become sexually active. And, really, despite what the girls themselves may say, when you're in middle school you're still a child. 8-10 years of age girls and sex is even ridiculous. I've always thought those stories of girls getting pregnant at that age were myths or extremely rare cases, but it seems with the north american culture and all the messages our media sends out to kids, this bizarre and unbelievable situation will likely become a reality.

Well thats unlikely. We are about at the youngest we can go as far as babies having babies thing goes. I mean not saying that people wont try (and succeed sadly) to have sex with 8-10 year olds. I just don't think a 10 year old , and definitely not an 8 year old, has the phsyical requirments to have children.

Yes, but the unfortunate fact remains that 5th and 6th graders DO have sex with other 5th and 6th graders (and 7th, 8th, 9th, etc graders) - and I sadly see the number increasing in the future if we continue along this path.

these days... kids are taught to be sexy... girls are taught to project their sexuality...

and what's irritating is that it becomes the norm.

Sexuality is becoming equal or more important or projected than anything else about the girls

Hear, hear!

Being a student, nothing is better than seeing a thong peekin out from the girl infront of you. Gives you sumthing to do in class

holy christ, sex was all we talked about in 2nd and 3rd grade. believe me, these kids are DEFINATELY aware of what's goin' on in adult world, and as sex becomes more predominent in OUR lives, so will it in our childrens.

Beautiful! I totally agree. Well written.

I agree with the author of that article 100%

Yeah, folks. Let's meake sure we understand something:

Girls (and boys for that matter) are *physically* maturing earlier than they did when we were there age. The age that girls start to "bloom" has been going down by about half a year per decade for the last 100 years.

My parents said that in the 1970's, girls used to get breasts in about 6th grade or so (age 11) and that some were wearing "training bras" at about age 10.

In 1985, I remember some "early blooming" girls having "B cup sized" breasts in 5th grade (age 10). That was 18 years ago.

Take a look at a 5th grade classroom or even a 4th grade classroom and you may get a surprise.

It isn't just the clothes.

As the father of two young daughters, I am constantly appalled at the clothes that stores carry and market for little girls. I just do my best to buy them very modest clothing and hope enough other people will do the same and stores will not be able to sell this crap and then they will stop making it. I am very surprised that no parents' group has tried to boycott or pressure any of the larger retailers about selling such slutty clothes for little girls.

Cheery, I agree with you and I need your help.

I have something that I want to post to explain my feelings about this issue. I can't seem to write it in a way that isn't hurtful. Is it OK if I PM you with the text for review? Maybe you can help me turn the flames down a little.

Man, where do i start with this topic. Well, Bob Geldof had a big whinge about sexualising young girls and i tend to agree with him. The whole 'cult of youth' thing has gone way over board. You feel old if you are 22 today. We are constantly lowering the bar. Of course we now have G bangers for 8 yr olds. It makes me sick.
Our kids should stop dressing up like hookers. It encouraGES sexual predators and generally confuses everybody.

I must have been pretty naive as a kid because I didn't really start feeling sexual until puberty hit.

I do see girls maturing physically faster now; some people say it's better nutrition, some say hormones in our foods, but regardless, though these kids may be physically sexually mature, they are not emotionally mature.
Allowing a pre-adolescent girl to wear skimpy clothes is not a wise choice.
I have no daughters, but it is disturbing to see what girls my son's age (eleven next week) wear.

He may have sexual feelings, but he doesn't need the flames fanned by a young female hottie.

Both girls & boys need time for their emotional maturity to catch up with their physical changes. It's a confusing enough time without adding provocative clothes into the mix.

I can't believe what I'm hearing. Why is everyone freaking out over what kind of underwear children wear? If you don't want your kids to wear thongs thats one thing, but why is the idea that kids wear thongs making people sick?
This reminds me of ye old "kids shouldn't wear makeup" rant, but we have reached the stage where most people accept that if kids wear makeup the world *still* doesn't end.

I don't think the reason your seeing thongs is some crazy supersexification of the nation, its because thongs have become a normal type of underwear. Kids wear all the types of clothing adults wear (or at least want to) and always have. What about bikinis? 40 years ago they were quite risque, now they are completely standard. No one freaks out that they sell pint sized bikinis in the kids section, and no one thinks that they are particularly sexualized.

One of my close friends, Jamie, who is now 22 has been wearing thongs exclusively since she was six years old or so. Its just normal girls underwear to her, and in her family. She seems none the worse for it, and it certainly didn't turn her into a sex freak, or the object of obsession either.

Times change, fashions change, its something to get used to. When I have a daughter if the fashion is to go butt naked and she wants to I'll be more than happy to let her, but that does'nt mean I'm going to let her start dating before she's 16. There are important things, and their are things that are just bullshit and fluff, its a good idea not to get swept up in the fluff or you might miss something important.

Oh and on a side note, the rather conservative "catholic schoolgirl outfit" is generally thought to be one of the sexiest things ever, big white panties and all.

ok, I just reread my post, and I think that perhaps it came out as more of a flame then I intended. Suffice to say that I hope I did'nt offend anyone, but that I am also *not* worried or botherd by a change in little girls undies. (exsept perhaps for the issue that onesnowyowl brought up about yeast infections.)

thongs are panties evolved - we are slowly becoming nudists and i fucking love it - at least around these parts (orange county)

lol this forum is funny

Kids/Children/Teens are all maturing faster.
I'm not saying 11 year olds should be out having sex(babies having babies)
I'm just saying that times do change,and although i feel this is wrong..its happening anyways

Oh,and lol.