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What is the matter with today’s youth? I am referring to the way our young children parade themselves around in public, basically naked, flaunting their unmentionables. What is this world coming to; the old ways of being conservative and saving the rest for fantasy has flown out the window. For example, last week while at Wal-Mart I came across a group of peculiar young women one with a skirt so high there was no need to wear clothing, and the other completely ignored the outer layer of clothing and seemed to be wearing just underwear, and even more appalling was I was the only one that saw this as inappropriate. What were they thinking? It seems as if there saying out with the old way of dressing and in with the new. As years progress teenagers are dressing more inappropriately.
Nowhere has inappropriate dressing been more abundant than the music industry. I recall viewing music videos in amazement, always fascinated at the lyrical genius, and angelic voices of the artist. They portrayed positive messages to the youth while looking fashionably appropriate. Now however the industry is undergoing a metamorphosis. Let’s take Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga for instance; they are considered icons today in the music industry, so of course children want to model themselves after them by dressing like them. Half the time Ridiculous outfits worn by them range from transparent dresses with no underwear to dresses smothered in raw meat nowadays musicians have a great deal to do with the way our children dress.
Last week, my neighbor approached me with some unsettling news “My daughter is all grown up” she said “she asked mommy to buy her some thongs I’m so proud of her” keep in mind her daughter just turned 8 last month. After hearing that I noticed that parents are also beneficiaries to children dressing innapropriately, Parents are not as involved in childen lives as they used to be causing them to just go off and do what they want.and dress in whichever manner they please.

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