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Originally Posted by Newman
I find it disturbing that 4 year old girls have to consider if their clothing is a door or wall. It seems to sexualize what isn't and should not be an issue for most children.
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True, but to be fair, it wasn't RR's daughter discussing the door to her bellybutton....although, it was her book which led the little girl to have the conversation with her mother, so I suppose it's pretty much the same.... 
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I think it much better for a mother just to tell her young daughter that we don't dress like that at our house rather than making them resposible for other people's problems. This also avoids a condemning attitude towards others who don't dress the same which is especially unnecesary for a young girls to learn before they have the ability to make finer distinctions. 
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I agree.
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