"Raunch culture" has set back women in Western societies more than 50 years, says a visiting Australian feminist.

Melinda Tankard Reist, a founder of a group called Collective Shout, which names and shames companies using sexual images of girls, says we are raising children in a "pornographic landscape".

"[Women's] liberation has now come to be seen as the ability to wrap your legs around a pole, or flash your breasts in public, or send a sexual image of yourself to your boyfriend so he can pass it around his mates. Girls think that empowerment lies in their ability to be hot and sexy."

"Raunch culture has taken us back. It's an absolute tragedy. These were issues being raised by feminists in the 1950s and 60s."

Is an overly-sexualised modern culture damaging the potential of young girls? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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  2. Logical says
    "Girls seem to be being taught to lure a mate with paint and flesh. They are not taught that personality and character are more attractive and lasting. The same goes for boys."
  3. Heylin says
    "Woman can think for themselves and make their own choice. Give them some credit and stop treating people like they need others to make informed choices for them."
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