I recently had the opportunity to interview M. Gigi Durham regarding her book, The Lolita Effect, and I hope you have had a chance to read the interview and have given serious thought to the issues involved with the sexualization of children, as the problems are only getting worse.
Well, Professor Durham has been kind enough to send me not one, but TWO SIGNED “Lolita Effect” books to give away to two very lucky readers. How cool is that?!
If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to read the interview, I high recommend that you do and carefully consider what she had to say about the effects sexualized images in the media have on young children, and what we can do about it.
This book giveaway is for M. Gigi Durham’s book, The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It. The two lucky winners will be selected by random draw on Wednesday, June 4th and the winners will be notified by email, along with the request for full name and U.S. only address of where to send the book.
If you live within the U.S. and are interested in entering this random drawing, please leave a comment below indicating your interest in The Lolita Effect, but please do NOT leave your address at this time in order to protect your privacy. I will email the two winners privately and ask for the mailing addresses at the conclusion of the drawing.
Good Luck in this book giveaway! 
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14 responses so far ↓
1 Dad of Divas (8 comments.) // May 30, 2008 at 7:21 pm
This book definitely sounds like one I should read! As a father of two girls, this effect that she refers to is something I am continually concerned about. Thanks for hosting this!
2 Lin (793 comments.) // May 30, 2008 at 8:06 pm
It’s really a fabulous book, and I’m happy to enter you into the drawing.
3 Lynnae (8 comments.) // May 30, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’m very interested in this book. I think what the media does to young girls is horrible!
Please enter me in your drawing!
4 John's Weight Loss Blog (4 comments.) // May 31, 2008 at 5:30 am
9 year old daughter here, concerned about her future that’s for sure. Please enter me in your drawing.
5 Lin (793 comments.) // May 31, 2008 at 6:30 am
Lynnae and John,
You are both entered into the drawing. Good luck to everyone. I wish I had more to give away, but I’m happy she sent me more than just one.
6 linda // May 31, 2008 at 11:06 am
It is frusterating because most people think you are prude or that you should loosen up….
7 Cindi // May 31, 2008 at 11:47 am
What a needed book in our current culture! I notice girls that are maybe in third or fourth grade looking like middle schoolers or older. They information could definitely be utilized by our family! Now, if only television, movies/ the
entertainment world would take note of the book!
Please enter me in your fabulous book giveaway.
I appreciate it…..Cindi
8 PurlySurles // May 31, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Please enter me into the drawing. You are very kind to “share the wealth”. I have two daughters and four nieces. All girls are between the ages of 5 and 12. This is a topic about which I am very passionate and would love to have this book in my arsenal. Thank you.
9 Lin (793 comments.) // May 31, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Hi Linda, yeah I know…lots of people seem to think I’m just a prude and need to lighten up, but I know it isn’t true so I don’t make an issue of it. Should I consider your comment to be your expression of interest in being entered into the drawing?
10 Lin (793 comments.) // May 31, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Hi Cindy and PurlySurles, you both are entered into the drawing. Gosh, I wish I had more, but good luck to everyone who enters.
11 Danielle // May 31, 2008 at 10:19 pm
I work in education–elementary to college level! Our kids are overwhelmed by the media! I’d love to read this book, please enter me in the drawing!
12 Lin (793 comments.) // Jun 1, 2008 at 8:04 am
Danielle, I’m happy to enter you into the drawing. Good luck!
13 Shaping Youth (2 comments.) // Jun 3, 2008 at 12:32 am
Kind of embarrassed that I haven’t read it ALREADY based on my propensity for this subject matter where we deal with media & marketing’s impact on kids at Shaping Youth!
Tell ya what, Lin, I’ll kick in a couple of copies of Packaging Girlhood written by two of our Shaping Youth board advisors, Dr. Sharon Lamb & Dr. Lyn Mikel Brown for your drawing…(no, it’s not a bribe, you know I’ll end up buying the Lolita Effect regardless
Just want to ‘pay it forward’ and get other folks realizing the depth of this prob pronto…as it’s quite soul-eroding stuff.
We’ve been working on a film called “Body Blitz: Media, Shaping Youth”…(filmed on K-5 playgrounds) and it definitely mirrors the APA findings on damage to kids via objectification/early sexualization…
On Shaping Youth click on ‘body image’ for an entire category and some counter-marketing tips to reverse this toxic trend…
btw, fun to find your blog! Best, Amy
14 Lin (793 comments.) // Jun 5, 2008 at 7:05 pm
By random drawing, the two winners of The Lolita Effect are:
Drumroll please……..
Dad of Divas and Danielle! Congratulations to you both! You will be receiving an email from me requesting your mailing address, so be sure to watch for that. I look forward to hearing what your thoughts are on the book once you’ve had a chance to read it. Congrats!
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