[Prole]

Could it be that the photograph was deliberately provocative to highlight the sexualisation of children in our society? My five year old neice is having a birthday party this week, where she and her little friends visit a place that puts make up on them, paints their nails, does their hair... you can buy children's clothes in the high street that'll make them look like King's Cross hookers and they're allowed to watch all kinds of crap on TV that's far too old for them. I'm all for the protection of children but maybe this photo is simply polarising the fact that children are now sexualised at a very early age, sometimes by the people who love them and want to protect them the most.