Book Author Clames Christina

December 15th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Book blames stars for promoting wrong values — Teens would rather be sexy than smart

PARIS Hilton may be a role model for your teenage daughter. Don’t scoff.

According to a new book by a leading US political commentator, teenage girls see leading celebrities as role models and value being sexy over being intelligent, reported The Scotsman.

The book Prude: How The Sex- Obsessed Culture Damages Girls is written by Ms Carol Platt Liebau, who is also the first female managing editor of Harvard Law Review. She states in the book that celebrities like Paris Hilton, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears should be blamed for valuing sexuality above all else.

As a result, Ms Liebau notes that today ‘promiscuity and sexual aggression’ are seen as the only way for young girls to achieve admiration.

She writes: ‘The overwhelming lesson teenagers are now learning from the world around them is that being ’sexy’ is the ultimate accolade, trumping intelligence, character and all other accomplishments. (more…)

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