Is this really an appropriate thing for a child to wear?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Just stopped by the swamp, to pick up a new hair dryer because mine shit the bit. And then to Mickey D's for McGrease and McCarbonated McBeverages.

On the way there, I noticed a young couple, with a young son, a young daughter, and a baby in a stroller.

The daughter, who couldn't have been any older than 4-6 years old, was wearing a red halter top that left her midriff completely exposed.

And they wonder why we call them "prostitots."

[Sheldonrs]

I think it's sweet that she's following in her mother's footsteps.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Mother was wearing a plain white T-shirt, which was good because she has nowhere near the body for a halter top like that.

[dalesys]

I remember my 3-year-old sister trying to pull her bare-midriff top down...
And "The Expert" aka 5-year-old sister saying:

"Lucile, it's s'posed to have an intersection."

[Beckduer]

"Lucile, it's s'posed to have an intersection."

This made me

It makes me think of my 4yo niece who regularly states "I was freaking out!, I mean, just, totally, freaking out!"

Where do kids get this stuff? She doesn't even watch TV!

[Andara Bledin]

It's a midriff on a kid. I just don't see anything wrong with that.

It's a totally different story than, say, someone who's actually hit puberty.

^-.-^

[CSR Kim]

I've seen midriff shirts on kids before. I mean, it never struck me as inappropriate. Midriff shirts on 9+ y.o. kids though might be pushing it. Anyone close to puberty or thereafter shouldn't be showing off skin >.>

[blas]

Did the father and son have matching mullet haircuts and Dale Jr clothes on?

[Giggle Goose]

It's a midriff on a kid.

I would agree with you, but sadly, it might attract the wrong type of attention from certain types of people (i.e., pedophiles).

[Anriana]

Prostitot is for explicit sexualization of young girls - sexual make-up, high heels, crass slogans, thongs or padded bras, etc. I wouldn't use it for a little kid showing their midriff.

[Nohbody]

I think I have to step onto the side of the "not wrong" viewpoint.

However, in regard to Giggle Goose's comment, I don't think clothing really makes that much of a difference in how a pedophile looks for targets, though I'm not a psychiatrist, criminal or otherwise, so I could (like Dennis Miller) be wrong.

[simplyanother]

A belly is a belly. Pedophiles are attracted to children, period. Doesn't matter what you put the child in.

I don't care for belly bearing clothes on little girls, but it isn't something that bothers me too much. Possibly because I only have sons, and the wardrobe selection is much easier ...(ooh super hero, cartoon character, movie theme, stripes, or solid color tee?).

There are some styles of tops for little girls that I dislike--because they are cut--like a womans shirt would be cut--to show cleavage, and it looks silly on children, who have nothing to show.

[McGoddess09]

I was never EVER allowed to wear belly baring shirts, no matter what age I was, even as a child. Hell, I was only allowed to wear one piece suits or tankinis.

I'm sorry, I don't want to see a child's belly. I really don't. Keep your child covered. Please.

[Andara Bledin]

I bared my belly all the damned time as a kid. I used to climb all over the monkey bars, and it was common for me to knot the bottom edge of my shirt at about mid-torso to keep it from falling up around my shoulders when I was upside down.

I really don't think anyone eve cared about that sort of thing back then. People these days seem to be more twitchy about what should be innocent things.

^-.-^

[McGoddess09]

I would just rather not be accused of staring at someone's wittle pwecious. I'm covering my butt.