A government-commissioned report in the UK recommends a variety of media restrictions aimed to "tackle the early sexualisation of children" and counter the objectification of women. Tracy Clark-Flory is sympathetic but unconvinced:
Putting racy magazines on the news stand's top shelf only makes them more alluring. The same goes for all the other targeted vices: It isn't as though kids won't eventually find out that such things exist -- and by the time they do, these adult secrets are imbued with an added electric charge. It seems a disservice to kids to so completely and thoroughly shield them from the realities of our sexualized culture, because they'll have to face it themselves eventually. ]]>