Emma, that’s a bit presumptuous don’t you think? I knew quite a bit of people in high school who had plenty of common sense. It’s always the ones who don’t that get all the attention. And maybe if this country taught young people about the realities of life instead of censoring everything and withholding critical information from them, then maybe more teens would be a little wiser for their age. As for Miss Fanning, she’s always been a very intelligent young lady even when she was a little girl. I think she’ll be fine.

Eri, I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but teenage girls and young women in general have been wearing mini-skirts and other sexy clothing since the 60s. The reason as to why it’s still such a big deal in 2010 is beyond me. I was in high school ten years ago and I don’t remember society being this condescending towards us like this. What happened? There were always the forces of prudishness back then but it was always aimed at beautiful women in general, whereas now it seems to be age based. Nowadays people act like teenagers are little babies who need to hold mommy and daddy’s hands when crossing the street, for example.
What planet do you think you’re living on if you really think a 16 year-old can’t handle sexy clothes or doing anything sexual? Weren’t you that age once yourself? You must remember what that’s like, don’t you? The teenage years have been and always will be a time of sexual discovery. I don’t know what your problem is, Eri, but you need to get over it. The human body is not this evil, immoral thing you seem to think it is. There’s nothing shameful in showing skin or embracing your sexuality. It’s the 21st century, we should be past this repressive crap by now. Europe and South America have clearly grown past it. So can we. If Dakota Fanning was like 10 or something, I could understand your complaint but she’s growing up and I for one think she looks great. Teenagers are NOT children. Yes they’re not quite adults but they’re certainly old enough to comprehend what they’re doing or wearing.
On a side note, if you’re worried about underage girls being sexualized, maybe you should focus your attention those creepy child beauty pageants where the girls are not much older than six and are forced into it by their psycho parents. Now THAT’S disturbing.