“Because innocence is sexier than you think.” – Love Cosmetics
The sexualization of a child and her innocence is horrifying and unacceptable. Love Cosmetics’ slogan, “Because innocence is sexier than you think,” combined with a picture of a very young girl, who appears to be no older than ten and has been dolled up with big curls and heavy makeup, is just wrong. It seems to be encouraging all the creepy pedophiles to come out of the woodwork and buy the product.
Evidently set up to combine purity and sensuality, with a cuddly white teddy bear, a white dress, a child with piercing blue eyes and slightly open lips, the people behind the ad that was supposedly aimed at young women failed to see the big difference between young women and young children.
Another thing that is quite horrifying about this picture is that the hand that is hugging the bear looks to be that of a grown woman rather than that of a child whose face is shown in the picture.