We were watching an old episode of So You Think You Can Dance on television, which is a show that I'm not sure whether or not I like my kids watching... I love dance, but here is the issue...
After 3 performances where women took off at least one layer of clothing, my son (5 years old) said "the girls can never keep their clothes on"
My daughter's (8 years old) response was "That's because they want to look good."
I changed channels immediately... we are going to have a discussion about gender and hegemonic beauty standards this morning, and I am going to find some dancing shows that are a bit more appropriate for them. Still, I feel as though I can talk to them about this stuff forever, but regardless of what I say to them, the media still gets through at least as strongly as I do.
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