The Exportation of Adulthood

Today I saw a little girl of about seven dressed in child size miniature adult clothes. Tights, shorts, boots and coat all looked like they came from the wardrobe of a 27 year old dwarf. It’s a growing trend. I think it’s sad that children are made to aspire to look like adults at such an early age. No doubt her parents will see where they went wrong when she takes up smoking and falls pregnant at the age of 12. On that subject I was talking to a woman today who works at a body piercing shop who had to pierce the ears of a five year old girl. She said the girl was traumatised, as was she in having to do it, and gave the little girl five lollipops. Apparently its legal if the parent’s consent, which they did. Now I’m normally liberal, but that is one of the few things I would ban outright. Parents should not be able to modify the body of their child for non medical reasons. That would be the case already I am sure if it were not for those who carve up their children for ‘religious reasons’ blocking it, like Jewish circumcision and who knows what else. We should not be afraid of upsetting religions. If the children truly share the religion as they say they do they will be able to get the relevant bits hacked off themselves when they are 18 and of sound mind.