I was reminded of this post, by Marxy at Neomarxisme, about the allure of adult women in relation to girls when I went to the gym today and saw that they had a video promoting hip hop dance at the gym. In the video there were several young girls, about 8-10, gyrating their hips and executing sesnual "adult" hip hop moves. It was a bit disturbing in the JonBenet Ramsey sort of way. Let's leave the hip hop dancing to the girls who have at least reached puberty. Whatever happened to ballet for prepubescents anyway? Here's the intro from the post:
With nine-year old girls in thong bikinis currently leading the march of eroticism in Japan (or at least grabbing the most real estate in der Zeitgeist), refined culture magazine for urban professionals Brutus has decided to come out and remind its readers that "adult" women can also be beautiful. The idea is a bit of radical contrarianism, for sure, but such sensational headlines are known to move copies. Relatively young and over-make-up'd Kashii Yuu graces the cover, but the main feature exhibits portrait shots of various older and professional Japanese women that buck the recent infantile gravity of beauty standards. From the Brutus website:
As seen in the rush of new women's magazines starting publication, this is an era of diverse ways in which women can "shine." From catchphrases such as "You've graduated from trying to attract boys (mote)" and "Adult, but cute (kawaii)," more focus is being put on "adult" women. Beauty comes from refinement, intelligence, and a strong will. The keyword for the charming female image is "adult" for men - and maybe for females as well. Our sessions with famous photographers are full of charming beautiful women. In this special feature, adult women are beautiful!
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