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UI Prof: Sexualization of Tweens & Miley Cyrus Is About Profit

By T.M. Lindsey 5/6/08

With the recent fall of pop sex symbol Brittany Spears and the emergence of the newly sexualized teen idol Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, UI journalism professor Gigi Durham couldn’t have timed the publication of her new book any better.

Durham’s book, “The Lolita Effect,” examines the motives behind the media’s sexualization of tween girls and [...]

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