![]() "Girls as young as nine don't have the emotional maturity or context to understand the potential implications of sharing these photos publicly and promoting them on social media," Ms Roper said. ![]() Ms Roper also discovered parents approved of the posts, and often boasted about how beautiful their child looked. "What's disturbing about these photographs is that at some point, someone told this child, 'Lay down on the ground, arch your back, don't smile, look serious and pout'." "When girls are young, they all like to put on their mum's heels and somehow always find the red lipstick, that's child-led curiosity," she told ABC News. She acknowledges there are photos of dance performances and dance moves, but says she is appalled and shocked by the adult-like poses and styling contained in the photo shoots. Women's advocacy group Collective Shout received complaints about the photo shoots and its campaigns manager, Caitlin Roper, started to investigate. The photographs are posted on an Australian dancewear company's social media site and are shared with tens of thousands of followers.įrilled Neck Fashion's followers post comments of appreciation - and while many people give positive feedback about the costumes, the praise is largely directed at the models: The models featured in these photographs are as young as nine. And lipstick-kissed lips form sumptuous pouts. A protruding chest is teamed with a longing gaze. A model lies on the ground, her back arched as the sun illuminates her frame.
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