And the wildest thing is, people will still try and justify it with the βthereβs always been girls that dress older than they are!β argument. Which is true. But it was never the norm. Pre social media, most young girls were allowed be young girls. Hereβs Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Lindsay Lohan at 14/15 in 2001-2007. They were arguably the biggest young stars of the time but this is how they presented
They arenβt being styled to look leagues older than they are. Theyβre allowed to just be their own age and look their own age. Now, hereβs Millie Bobbie Brown at 13 in 2018, Veronika Bonell at 15/16 in 2017, Skai Jackson at 13 in 2015, and Caitlin Carmichael at 13 in 2017.
There is a deep problem in our society that this is what people are styling children to look like. They donβt look like children, they look like young adults. They could wear these exact same looks in 10 years and they wouldnβt be questioned because theyβre dressed and made up to present as adults. This is what is presented as normal for young girls, this is the image theyβre told is the βrightβ one, the one they should aspire to.
Thereβs nothing wrong with girls - or boys - wanting to be pretty. But there is a problem with young girls being constantly told that pretty for them means looking over 21 at 13.
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