heard a very interesting interview with writer Steve Biddulph whose new book Raising Girls will be a multi-million seller like Raising Boys was.
www.stevebiddulph.com/Site_1/Raising_Girls.html
he interviewed many advertising executives who to a man..pin-pointed the day when they decided to concentrate on young girls and if they could fill them with uncertainties about their looks, dress sense, sexuality etc, they had a captive market for at least 12 years.
It really is a form of abuse..convincing great swathes of people they have a problem and must buy a certain product in order to survive child-hood....but it shows that the thinking was so different in the past and acceptable.
ie : Jimmy Savile's (and a million other men) alleged 'seductions' of teen girls was the norm and in fact actively encouraged by publications like The Sun.."
Cor Blimey Look at the Knockers on this 17 Year Old Star Bird" and so on..