The Sexualization of Girls August 26, 2011 Jour Apres Lunes, a French company, has released a clothing line called, loungerie, for little girls 4-12 years old. Photos for the new line feature girls in makeup, ladies jewelry, teased hair, and lingerie styles for women, including black lace panties and skimpy tops that look like bras (jours-apres-lunes.com). This marketing ploy joins a host of other products and media messages that sexualize girls, such as the popular Bratz dolls, marketed for 4 t...

Walking out the door to get in my car, my dad did not get up from his chair to say goodbye. I gave him a hug and kiss and told him, “I love you”. The car was packed that warm September day as I was checking off the list of items I would need for my dorm room.

The Great State of Football Ranked 23rd and 22nd respectively in the USA Coaches Poll and the AP Poll in pre-season, the Auburn Tigers won the BCS National Championship. Who would have predicted that one? Somewhere between September and November, all the teams, with the exception of Oregon and TCU, lost at least one game, which brought Auburn and Oregon to the BCS Title game in Phoenix on January 10, 2011.