Most girls as young as 6 are already beginning to think of themselves as sex objects, according to a new study of elementary school-age kids in the Midwest.
Researchers have shown in the past that women and teens think of
themselves in sexually objectified terms, but the new study is the first
to identify self-sexualization in young girls.
The study, published online July 6 in the journal Sex Roles, also
identified factors that protect girls from objectifying themselves.
"Mothers feel so overwhelmed by the sexualizing messages their daughters
are receiving from the media that they feel they can do nothing to
help," she said. "Our study's findings indicate otherwise — we found
that in actuality, mothers are key players in whether or not their
daughters sexualize themselves. Moms can help their daughters navigate a
sexualizing world by instructing their daughters about their values and
by not demonstrating objectified and sexualized behaviors themselves."
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Christian Publicly Forgives Man Who Murdered Wife, Daughter
Arturo Martinez-Sanchez was left for dead after attackers viciously
beat him with a hammer. His wife and 10-year-old daughter were murdered
in the random home invasion.
But, citing his Christian faith, Martinez-Sanchez is choosing to forgive.
The 39-year-old says his faith has made it possible to forgive the killer, who perpetrated what local police call one of the most heinous crimes in memory.
Immediately following the vicious attack on Martinez-Sanchez, the alleged killer, Bryan Clay, 22, turned to Yadira Martinez, 38, and Karla, 10, raping both and bludgeoning them to death with the same claw hammer that left the family patriarch semi-comatose and unable to speak.
“As a believer in Christ, I know that God forgives all the sins of those who have faith in Him. In this, I am instructed to forgive first,” Martinez-Sanchez says.
“Knowing that God will forgive murderers if there is true repentance, Bryan Clay will stand in judgment before Him. It is my prayer that my wife, Yadira, and my daughter, Karla, are in heaven waiting for my sons and me to arrive to spend eternity with them. In fact, I know this is true.”
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But, citing his Christian faith, Martinez-Sanchez is choosing to forgive.
The 39-year-old says his faith has made it possible to forgive the killer, who perpetrated what local police call one of the most heinous crimes in memory.
Immediately following the vicious attack on Martinez-Sanchez, the alleged killer, Bryan Clay, 22, turned to Yadira Martinez, 38, and Karla, 10, raping both and bludgeoning them to death with the same claw hammer that left the family patriarch semi-comatose and unable to speak.
“As a believer in Christ, I know that God forgives all the sins of those who have faith in Him. In this, I am instructed to forgive first,” Martinez-Sanchez says.
“Knowing that God will forgive murderers if there is true repentance, Bryan Clay will stand in judgment before Him. It is my prayer that my wife, Yadira, and my daughter, Karla, are in heaven waiting for my sons and me to arrive to spend eternity with them. In fact, I know this is true.”
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