Title: The sex education show: Stop Pimping our kids
Source: Channel 4
Date: 11/04/2011
Synopsis:
Anna tackles high street giant Primark over children's clothing that
transforms kids into sexualised mini adults, and takes Matalan to task
over their decision to keep stocking padded bras in the children's
section.
The programme takes a look at what kids actually think of padded bras at a pamper party, where little girls get fake tattoos and drink fake champagne; and Anna receive a frosty reception from clothing store security guards when she attempts to present them with an award for inappropriate kids' clothing.
Anna and sexual health expert Dr Radha Modgil are also back on tour in the nation's schools with the Sex Education Roadshow and they'll be answering hundreds of questions from the nation's teenagers about sex.
With fully interactive anatomy classes, they will be looking at the male body in the biggest age range ever of nude models - from 18 to 70 as we reveal how the body changes from boy to man.
Anna will be undoing the damage done by the playground rumour mill in a myth-busting workshop; seeing condoms tested to their safety limits; and there's a parents evening with a difference with a surprise family get together to find out how the rules on dating have transformed in a generation. And there's a second surprise in store when the grandparents arrive!
The programme takes a look at what kids actually think of padded bras at a pamper party, where little girls get fake tattoos and drink fake champagne; and Anna receive a frosty reception from clothing store security guards when she attempts to present them with an award for inappropriate kids' clothing.
Anna and sexual health expert Dr Radha Modgil are also back on tour in the nation's schools with the Sex Education Roadshow and they'll be answering hundreds of questions from the nation's teenagers about sex.
With fully interactive anatomy classes, they will be looking at the male body in the biggest age range ever of nude models - from 18 to 70 as we reveal how the body changes from boy to man.
Anna will be undoing the damage done by the playground rumour mill in a myth-busting workshop; seeing condoms tested to their safety limits; and there's a parents evening with a difference with a surprise family get together to find out how the rules on dating have transformed in a generation. And there's a second surprise in store when the grandparents arrive!
Analysis:
The open sequence of this documentary contains the on-screen narrator walking through the high street surrounded by high street shops and in particular Primark. The use of the on-screen narrator give the documentary a more factual feel. Not only this, but the use of an on-screen narrator also makes the documentary more forceful as it shows someone has taken the time to put there point across and do so personally.
The on-screen narrator in Stop Pimping Our Kids and the voice over in Baby Beauty Queens should me that for my documentary to be successful a narrator of some sort was essential. However the lack of interviews with the children themselves lacks empathy. The footage of the busy high-street, faded in to the background with the researched facts over the top makes the documentary more factual feel.
There are various different representations within Stop Pimping Our Kids. There are the representations of the young children between the ages of 3-13 (usually female), first and foremost, who are represented as the innocent victims of society and being forced into wearing clothes that are far too mature for their age. There are then very different representations of parents, again mainly females, on one hand theres the parents who are discusted but what others dress their children in and on the other hand there are those who see nothingwrong with it and are therefore looked down upon by the documentary makers.
Finally there is the representation of the shop owners, usually male and rich, these are represented as slimy and distrustful. This representation of the owners is stereotypical for this genre of documentary. Much like with Baby Beauty Queens, Stop Pimping Our Kids is targeted at a niche audience of mainly of mums from all demographic groups, who could bring their own analysis of the program they could either watch it and relate to the parents or watch it in discust, the main reason it was broadcast on BBC3 rather than a main stream channel, however the presenters forceful attitude and condisending tone usually makes the audience disagree with the shopkeepers choices.
In Stop Pimping Our Kids is that high street shops are putting, childrens clothes on sale that would be more at home in the adult section, and that it needs to change as its forcing children to grow up too fast. The narrative of Stop Pimping Our Kids is the narrator, Anna tracking down the shop owners and them if they think its appropriate to sell the products that they do or if they even know what they're selling. Eventually giving out a "worst shop award".
The on-screen narrator in Stop Pimping Our Kids and the voice over in Baby Beauty Queens should me that for my documentary to be successful a narrator of some sort was essential. However the lack of interviews with the children themselves lacks empathy. The footage of the busy high-street, faded in to the background with the researched facts over the top makes the documentary more factual feel.
There are various different representations within Stop Pimping Our Kids. There are the representations of the young children between the ages of 3-13 (usually female), first and foremost, who are represented as the innocent victims of society and being forced into wearing clothes that are far too mature for their age. There are then very different representations of parents, again mainly females, on one hand theres the parents who are discusted but what others dress their children in and on the other hand there are those who see nothingwrong with it and are therefore looked down upon by the documentary makers.
Finally there is the representation of the shop owners, usually male and rich, these are represented as slimy and distrustful. This representation of the owners is stereotypical for this genre of documentary. Much like with Baby Beauty Queens, Stop Pimping Our Kids is targeted at a niche audience of mainly of mums from all demographic groups, who could bring their own analysis of the program they could either watch it and relate to the parents or watch it in discust, the main reason it was broadcast on BBC3 rather than a main stream channel, however the presenters forceful attitude and condisending tone usually makes the audience disagree with the shopkeepers choices.
In Stop Pimping Our Kids is that high street shops are putting, childrens clothes on sale that would be more at home in the adult section, and that it needs to change as its forcing children to grow up too fast. The narrative of Stop Pimping Our Kids is the narrator, Anna tracking down the shop owners and them if they think its appropriate to sell the products that they do or if they even know what they're selling. Eventually giving out a "worst shop award".
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