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[emmagrant01]

There's an interesting discussion going on over on wickedcherub's LJ about the morality of adults ogling and squeeing over pics of adolescents. My thoughts are here.

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[inyadreems.livejournal.com]

Fascinating discussion, thanks for pointing to it. I'm not a HP fan (sorry - I know, but I'm just not), and I'm a very much grown woman, but I have seen photos of the kids and thought... they're getting nicer. And I've always just thought "I can look, nothing wrong with that". No, real kids don't do anything for me - they're horrible. But the cleverly designed posters and promo stuff for HP is made to look attractive - not just for the legions of young fans, but for adults too.

So... you got me thinking. And that's a good thing.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

But the cleverly designed posters and promo stuff for HP is made to look attractive - not just for the legions of young fans, but for adults too.

Yes, exactly. I know enough about advertising and graphic design to recognize that all of this is intentional on the part of the publicity people at WB. They know what they're doing.

I know what I mean when I say that Dan looks hot in a picture (like my icon, for example), and I'm completely aware that I'm being played by people who want my money. And it's working! But I have to say I resent people presuming to think that I (or someone like me) would actually jump that kid given a chance. That's SO not what people are saying!