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This is all under the guise of “protection against sexualisation in kindergarten and primary school.” These activists managed to get over 100,000 signatures — more than enough to force a referendum on the issue.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2014

Tory MP Claire Perry, Mr Cameron's adviser on the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the new measures were a "great step forward".

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2013

The Conservative MP for Devizes was made the government's adviser on the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood in December 2012.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2013

We don't believe what teenage girls say, while at the same time bemoaning their "sexualisation", which mostly comes down to wearing what is fashionable or actually school uniform.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2012

Mumsnet, the social network forum for mothers, recently published a list of firms that backed its "let girls be girls" campaign designed to stop the sexualisation of pre-teens.

From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2010