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I sometimes blame feminism, more freedom, and the breaking down of traditional family values for the sexualization of children. How a lady behaves and how a gentleman behaves used to be taught at a very early age. Now that SOME women have rejected the notion of being proper, it has forced men to do so too. This slums down proper society, which is why so many schools today have dress codes (even schools with uniforms are stricter than 10 years ago. When I started at my high school in 1992, there was no official regulation for skirt length. It was automatically assumed that everyone's skirts would be no shorter than three inches above the knees. Of course, girls liked to wear long boxers or bike shorts under their skirts back then, and as long as those didn't show, they were fine. However, by 1995-96, boxers and bike shorts were out, and shorter skirts were in. By my final year, the faculty actually measured the girls' skirts the old fashioned way, having the girls kneel if they felt that the skirts were too short.) What I don't understand is this: The "in" look this season (as it has been for the past few) is "the lady". I guess that "in" look is for us grown-ups and not for the younger set. Funny, because when I was a kid, I wanted to be like my mom.
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