I have been keeping a covert eye on the posters next to my daughters' beds. The reason? Until recently, the pictures on the wall were mostly items such as cute fluffy cats. But these days boy bands are cropping up (think One Direction), along with my daughters' favourite female television and pop stars (Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Victoria Justice and so on). And while these girls all have cheery faces and sparkling white teeth, they feature something else too: a slim physique, beautiful features and a tendency to wear short(ish) skirts.
我一直悄悄地盯著女兒牀頭張貼的海報。爲什麼？不久前，牆上貼的還多是毛茸茸的貓咪之類的圖畫。但這些日子，男孩樂隊開始出現（例如單向樂隊(One Direction)），還有女兒最喜歡的女明星和歌手（如塞萊娜•戈麥斯(Selena Gomez)、凱蒂•佩里(Katy Perry)、維多利亞•賈斯蒂絲(Victoria Justice)等）。儘管這些女孩都笑容甜美、牙齒潔白，但還有一些重要特徵：身材苗條、臉蛋漂亮，而且都喜歡穿短裙。