COMMITTEE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
NORTH CAROLINA PEDIATRIC SOCIETY
Resolution #64T-l996 AAP Annual Chapter
Forum
TITLE: SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN ADVERTISING
SUBMITTED BY: District IV
Whereas, pediatricians are concerned with
the severity and increasing number of reports of child sexual abuse; and
Whereas, consequences of child sexual abuse are far-reaching, including
psychological trauma, impaired health and sexual functioning as adults,
sexually transmitted diseases, and the increased risk of becoming a sexual
offender or being revictimized; and
Whereas, irresponsible advertisers are
employing methods that sexually exploit children by depicting them in sexualized,
explicit, or suggestive poses and making adults appear "child-like"
and sexually desirable; and
Whereas, such advertising methods may increase the likelihood that
children will become targets of sexual abuse, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the American Academy of Pediatrics define forms of
advertising that depict children as sexual objects and oppose such advertising;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the AAP amply support advertisers
using healthy, nonsexual, and age-appropriate themes.
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