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“From the age of five, children are far less interested in children’s bands like The Wiggles and far more likely to listen to pop music which often contains sexually explicit lyrics and images." #PepsiHalftimeShow #JLo #Shakira #ShakiraXJLoSuperBowl
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“Media is more prevalent in our lives than ever before – we are surrounded by it and the ease of access to it is unprecedented, regardless of age, and much of the media consumed through the internet is unable to be controlled,” Dr Ey says.

“Negative outcomes from consumption of sexualised media includes self-objectification and female sexualisation, permissive sexual attitudes and risky sexual behaviours, as well as acceptance of sexual and gendered violence."
#education #medialiteracy #childrensrights