Comment: The damages of highly sexualised images
The following statement is found in Text 2:
“It seems that society (...) is finally waking up to the huge damage that this flood of highly sexualised images is doing to our children.” (ll. 30-34)
In this section of the study guide, we outline some points for you to consider when commenting pop culture, taking your standpoint from this statement in text 2.…
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Negative influences on children
Stocke’s statement can be correlated with his example of the Britain’s Got Talent final, when singer Nicole Scherzinger displayed an inappropriate behaviour on stage, where the finalists were two children. Stocke believes that over-sexualised songs and appearances of pop stars can form a negative image that can influence the children.
He is encouraged by the support of parents who feel the same: “I’ve been overwhelmed by the feedback I’ve received from countless people, many of them worried parents, w…
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The responsibility of broadcasters
Furthermore, Stocke believes that, for children to be deprived of negative influences, broadcasters have a responsibility and should be more firm with their choices and spare children inappropriate music and the like: “For me, it is the broadcaste…
