
How Hypersexualized Children’s Dance Impacts Children
“Children deserve to learn and experience the gift of dance in safe environments that do not sexualize them. Children deserve to love dance, their bodies, and themselves. Children deserve to not be victims of sexual exploitation.” This is the mission of Dance Awareness: No Child Exploited (DA:NCE). Founded in 2016 by dance educator and author…

Healthy or Harmful Children’s Dance: What the Experts Say About Hypersexualization
Dance can be a healthy outlet for children both physically and emotionally, allowing them a fun outlet of expression while improving the condition of their heart, reducing risk of osteoporosis, and educating them in a beautiful art form. In recent decades, however, the culture has seen a dramatic shift away from educational dance. Currently, it’s…

STATEMENT – NFL Serves Families Stripper Poles, Pimp Canes and S&M During Halftime Show
The National Center on Sexual Exploitation Blasts NFL for Promoting Sexualized Content Washington, DC (February 3, 2020) – The National Center on Sexual Exploitation called the NFL’s decision to promote sexualized content during the Super Bowl halftime show “disappointing.” “The NFL’s Super Bowl halftime show was wholly disappointing for the millions of families watching. When…

NFL’s Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show Promotes Culture of Sexual Exploitation
The Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira was the NFL continuing its streak of promoting a culture of female objectification and the normalization of sexual exploitation via a glorification of strip clubs. The Super LIV Halftime Show—sponsored by Pepsi and a reflection of the NFL’s own values and priorities—featured stripper poles,…

This Popular Shopping App is Encouraging “Revenge Porn” and Stalking – Take Action
Wish is a retail shopping website and it is currently the #2 most popular shopping app. Unfortunately, Wish is engaged in unethical business practices by facilitating the sale of sex dolls, misogynistic apparel, and even spycams that are marketed as being useful for filming women nude without their consent. Of course, any webcam or nanny…

Article Disputes the “Better a Robot Than a Real Child” Argument
Sex dolls, and particularly child-like sex dolls, have become increasingly normalized in recent years as shown by movies like Lars and the Real Girl. Some people claim that these dolls are a valid alternative to real, partnered sex and, disturbingly, some even argue that child sex dolls could be helpful for pedophiles. Excerpt from ABC…

An Open Letter to Delta for Providing Sexually Explicit In-Flight Films
To Delta Airlines: You may remember me. A few years ago, a video of me went viral after I saw a man openly watching violent hardcore pornography featuring young girls on a Delta flight. And if you don’t remember this part: Delta did nothing to stop it. After my family and I experienced weeks of…

Why the New Owner of Sports Illustrated Could Impact the Annual Objectifying Swimsuit Issue
Authentic Brands Group recently bought Sports Illustrated for $110 million. According to news sources: Under terms of the deal, Authentic Brands Group (ABG) acquires the rights to market and license Sports Illustrated, its swimsuit edition, kids’ edition, “Sportsperson of the Year” and SI TV, along with the magazine’s photo archive. Meredith will continue to operate the Sports Illustrated print magazine…

Amazon Promotes Incest, Despite Clear Research Showing the Harms of Parental Abuse on Children
By Ericka Case Child sexual abuse from a parent, a step-parent, or a parent’s live-in romantic partner is being portrayed as an acceptable “fetish” by large companies like Amazon. Thousands of incest-themed pornographic books are for sale and even included for free in the monthly subscription service Kindle, which is owned by Amazon. Searches by…