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Would you be happy for your teenage daughter to become a "glamour model"?

Apparently two thirds of 15-19 year old girls rate glamour modelling as the ideal career. Is this a sign that something has gone very wrong in society when the majority of girls aspire to get their kit off for "lads mags" ?

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no thats just sad!
Yep. Blame the media. Far far less women are pursuing science and engineering careers.
I don't think girls who take glamour modeling up as a career are exploited, at the end of the day it is there choice - and in effect i believe they exploit men. They are cleverer than they may seem, they know how to market them selfs and use what the have to make money. why not.
No i wouldn't too many sharks out there ready to prey on impressionable young girls. I would steer them into a proper job, not something that is going to be transitory at best and often leads to many coming to harm. use Kate Moss and that idiot Naomi Campbell as examples. both cokeheads and heaven knows only what else
in a way, yes, it is kind of sad. if that is their highest dream, then so be it. but for the other one third of girls, good for them. they have high aspirations that won't go away as soon as they start aging.
i dont think its a bad thing,it is only quite a short carear anyway,let her live a little,its her body,let her decide but some backing by you wouldnt go amiss
Oh no I would hate that, Jomamo. I would be pleased if she had a great figure, and would have no problem with her modelling ~ I would be proud, but catwalk and fashion only. Having said that, what could I do realistically? If they do it anyway and you disagree, they cut ties, and I would never want to drive my child away. I would have to lump it not like it.
I had sons lucky for me , I would have been very unhappy about a daughter wanting to do this, and yes something has changed there is no morality at all.
I suppose you can see how young girls might be attracted. You don't need any qualifications, just a good body and you get tons of money just for lying around with little or nothing on. What a doss. And you'll be admired by men of all ages (whether that's a good thing or not is another matter). Its quite a horrific society teenagers are growing up in.
I wouldn't be happy if my teenage daughter was to become a "glamour model" because with modeling comes eating disorders and the pressure to be super thin. I wouldn't want my daughter to put her life at risk for a stupid magazine.
Everything is upside down. They are teaching kids that popularity(self esteem) is the most important thing. At the same time they are discouraging any kind of moral restraint. Homosexuality is held up as cool, normal and healthy. Our kids are seriously confused.
Well it makes sense that so many young girls would rank that as their ideal career...im sure the rest of them want to be ice skaters and actresses! that doesnt mean its going ot happen. It is sad that being a "glamour model" is something most girls badly want...that beauty is so important to us. But its the way we are raised these days...Beauty and modeling is related with sucess, and what young girl doesn't want to be sucessful, let alone beautiful?
No. It's superficial. The industry is cruel and difficult to break into and careers are short lived. Better to use your brain than your bod.
I would be happy for her becauseit's a career. I'd be worried though too because it's a tough career that has a lot of emotional as well as physical strett. I do believe its a sign that something's wrong with society. I don't necessarily think it has anything to do with guys necessarily, I think it has everythign to do with girls feel that they HAVE to be model/magazine beautiful or nobody will like them at all. Be happy that your teen daughter has a goal in her life, even if it's unrealistic or not ideal. There's a lot of people that don't have any goals in there teenage years. I'm 21.. and I'm no model, but I've wished I could be one... it's the need and want to feel beautiful... and having all eyes on you is a 100% sure thing saying: "wow, you're gorgeous.. can we take pictures of you?" .... it's society... and I wish it could change. LETS GO BACK TO THE 40'S and 50'S!! lol
Well I definitely wouldn't be okay if my under-age daughter wanted to be a glamor model. But if she was an adult and its something she truly wanted to do then honestly it wouldn't bother me.
No I would not. --I would do everything in my power to make her believe that those are professions of fantasy and that only very, very few make it. For the rest, only dreams.
Absolutely not. I would hope my daughter has a little more self respect when she is older. I'm not going to dictate to my children what career paths they do or don't take, but I would not be happy at all if she chose glamour modelling. I think for young girls they see it as an exciting way to make quick and easy money and land a rich footballer. It is very sad when that is all some girls aspire to, I agree.
I would not want my teenage daughter to become a "glamour model" simply because there is no long term future in it. Looks fade in time and if you have nothing to fall back on to then your future will be pretty grim. Education should be stressed more in our society.
...My 19-year-old daughter has no desire to become a "glamour model", though actually she is very pretty (glory to our Creator). She follows God's morals and principles and will stay modest and pure. She is saving herself for her husband to be. She will not be bought off by Hollywood's lust-filled directors and producers. ...So much of TV is a farce, and is based on one's outward appearance, rather than the person's character...beauty can be gone in a second.
I think its just sad but thats what America has turned into and this is just the beginning. It gets girls into harm but it's there choice at the end of the day and if there happy I guess that all that matters
No, I wouldn't be happy, and it's nothing to do with prudishness. Edit: Fanny, if I have to say why not it's because I fear she might become bigheaded and forget there's more to life than looks. The scenes they mix in aren't one I've any particular respect for. Nakedness doesn't shock nor upset me but to display the body in the way fashion demands puts a different slant on things.
well , when you have the likes of Katie Price, Lucy Pinder, Jodie Marsh thrust in your face day in day out, and they seem to be living "The Life" then yes, I can fully understand why a 15-19 year old girl would consider a career in Page 3. It's over by the time they are 25-26 , so they can't leave it much after 18 to get involved, if they want to make real money. You must also bear in mind, the likes of Girls Aloud, Beyoncé, Rhiannah, The Spice Girls that were, all prance about half naked , not unlike glamour models themselves. Kids today are bombarded with fashion, appearance & what other people have got. It's a materialistic world. Yes, If my daughter wanted to do that, I'd permit it. Under my watchful eye. She'd have to be 18 to do a screen test anyway, so, she'd be old enough. Edit. Ern T. You have to say why not? That's a very ambiguous answer.
Hi Jomamo I don't have a daughter, so I may not understand all the emotions here. I think it would be difficult to not feel a lot of pride if your daughter was accepted as a glamour model Not a career choice I would encourage though
No I would not be happy. I must agree that it shows our society for what it has become. If you look at the porn of today compared with ten years ago that to shows a society that has become sick. I don't see how much further it can go, time will tell no doubt.
when you only have half a brain its the only career choice available. Just look at some well most no all of the 'glamour models' not exactly endowed with a full compliment of grey matter now are they ?
No. These polls are usually pretty loaded.What would you rather be a) dinner lady b) work in a factory or c) glamour model. That sort of thing.
No, Definitely not. That's a job to be ashamed of. I don't care what people think it's just slutty. Girls are lacking respect for their bodies nowadays, unfortunately. I also, hope those men reading the magazines (promoting the career) just think that could be their daughter. I'm sure they'd be very proud daddies. = )
no! a female has more to offer in life than to become the fixation of leering perverted eyes
well at least she'd have a job .
My youngest daughter did it when she was 19, she appeared in a couple of the "red top" newspapers, but we didn't know about it, as I don't read them.I eventually found out 3 years later, when I found copies of the papers in her room when she moved out. She tells me that she earned herself a good sum of money which helped her through her Uni years, and surprisingly, it didn't upset me. She now works as a fashion model, occasionally modelling bra's for a well known lingerie firm. She's well educated, and she's certainly no chav, and I'm proud when I see her photo's in the catalogues.
all workers in the sex industry are someones son or daughter, and no, i would be saddened if that had occurred with either of my daughters
No I wouldn't be happy at all and yes something has gone wrong in society if that is what young girls are aspiring to be these days! Mind you, previously 'respectable' (nursing, teaching, social work) careers get slated so badly in the same press that give us glamour models, is it any wonder?