Narcissism 101

Mummy, when I get older, can I be naked too?

In these harsh economic times people are always going to be trying their hardest to make a living, so one would be right in saying where there is a market, let’s supply a product. If you can expand your business or progress your career, then do so! If that involves taking your clothes off to widen your target audience, then you’ve got my attention.

Recently The Courier Mail realised an article about the former Hi-5 pop star Kellie Crawford who has been ambushed by family and woman’s groups all around Australia for appearing semi naked in popular men’s magazine Ralph. If you haven’t read the article I suggest you do so, that way you completely understand just where I am coming from. here!

I quite frankly enjoy watching people argue a point when they don’t even have so much as a foot to stand on, it’s almost as bad as name calling when you’re 5 years old. Melinda Tankard Reist, this feminist, sorry I mean spokeswoman for Woman’s Forum Australia is outraged as she thinks Crawford is abusing her position with tens of thousands of little girls looking up to her. Yes because I know when I have children, along with My Little Pony my daughter will receive her issue of Ralph, FHM and Sports Illustrated periodically.

Now of course I have jumped the gun, Reist isn’t that stupid, she knows that no self respecting parent is going to let their influential children read such material. The concern is and I quote “The fact she's posed on a cover is particularly problematic because magazines like Ralph are on shop shelves at kiddy eye level.

”There is no escaping the message she is sending to little girls, that posing in a men's magazine in a soft-porn style is something to aspire to." Hmm now where do I begin on this tragic excuse for a rant! *sigh* Now Ms Reist, and I am going to assume ‘Ms’ because honestly what male in his right mind would want to listen to your bitter woes about the world over dinner.

You need to understand that Ralph isn’t on shop shelves at kiddy eye level. Unless your child is one in a million and is quite happy to consume their vegetables they will be at the average Hi-5 fans height and won’t stand eye to eye with this cover. Not only that, if I were a parent it would be the first thing I plan to do, walk my child into a newsagent and take them to the isle where Ralph is located, Next to People and Picture and say to them, ok kiddo, go wild! It wasn’t too long ago parents were being targeted for the ways they raise their children, so now it’s not bad enough targeting someone on the ways they raise their children, now you try to take away their civil liberties (okay so I might be a little farfetched).

Now to the bigger picture at hand, the message you think our children are receiving. I for one don’t have kids so I might be out of line when arguing this point, but I wish I had a kid right now just so I could turn around to you, give you a figurative bitch slap, and then send you back to you cave!

As I thought it was a big known thing about children that their greatest influences need to be their parents, of course they will seek and find role models elsewhere but it is still our parent’s job to guide them. Now for the crucial point, what is wrong with a woman exposing her body? How come becoming a supermodel or even an exotic dancer/performer is not something to aspire to? I don’t want to result into picking out peoples flaws, in fact I am in a good mood today so I will admit I googled Ms Reist and she is actually attractive woman (kind of) although never smiling in any of the photos I saw online, gee makes me think, is there self confidence issues here Ms Reist? Curious how your rear would go up on stage? Well swing it this way and I will tip ya!

What all cranky old woman need to realise is there has always been and always will be a market for girls who want to flaunt it and to even show off more then others. Take Dita Von Teese for example, the famous performer known well for her "woman in a giant martini glass" routine dazzled the world and inspired millions of young woman to realise that they can take control, that they have their own sense of power over men!

So socially, majority of the world is already seeing the bigger picture, and as for the fat cats in suits, The Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing provide businesses with what is known as an AEP (Adult Entertainment Permit) which kind of means its legal, sure even though its legal in your eyes it might not be moral, but who gives you the right to crucify a woman on her career choices. Stop being trivial, I mean who is being morally wrong now? So grow up!

Getting back to the main topic at hand, we understand now your all just whinging about nothing, so stop throwing your children into this as cannon fodder against your obvious outrage with society being able to accept change whilst your leaving your common principals decades behind!

I mean sure if you want to rant and rave about looking after the children, go right ahead, but whilst you’re so hung up on doing so what are you kids getting up to?

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