Here are three items I've bookmarked the past week but have had no time to comment on. I find the 'She has a name' campaign and the Pussycat Dolls pullout both steps in the right direction. The third item -- an interesting article from Boundless.org -- a thought-provoking read.
"She Has A Name," an ad created by The Defenders, advances the first offensive in the battle against sexual exploitation of children by the sex industry and its buyers. The ad, calling on men to join The Defenders, airs nation-wide beginning Friday, June 16th. The ad specifically challenges men to be defenders and protectors of children, not abusers. Alyn Waller of Philadelphia concludes the ad stating, "Real men defend women and children no matter whose daughters they are."
Read "She has a name campaign launched on Father's day"
Plans for a line of dolls based on pop group "The Pussycat Dolls" have been shelved after a successful protest campaign by Dads & Daughters. The Pussycat Dolls is a six woman music group that performs highly eroticized dance routines and songs and helped launch a sexual cabaret show in Los Angeles. Despite lyrical content like "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?" toy maker Hasbro planned on launching a line that would be marketed to girls as young as six.
Joe Kelly, president of Dads & Daughters responded, "We asked Hasbro executives to imagine encouraging their own six-year-old daughters and granddaughters to engage in developmentally unhealthy behavior. It appears that they did that, and then made the right decision for their families, our families, and the company."
Read "Fathers to the rescue"
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