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Kim Kardashian 'signals the decline of western civilisation'‎ - The Sun

Kim Kardashian 'everything that is wrong with Western society'‎-  Belfast Telegraph

Kim Kardashian is 'everything that's wrong with Western society'‎ - ITV News

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Does Kim Kardashian really sum up everything that's wrong with modern society? The head of a leading girls' boarding school thinks so

By Laura Clark - DAILY MAIL - 20 June 2012

Kim Kardashian is the poster girl for 'almost everything that is wrong with Western society', according to a leading headmistress.
The reality TV star is part of a culture  that glorifies women's physical appearances over their character, claims Dr Helen Wright, head of a private girls' boarding school.
In a speech tomorrow, Dr Wright will show Miss Kardashian posing in her underwear on the cover of men's magazine Zoo.
The headline, from an edition last month, praises Miss Kardashian as 'the hottest woman in the world'.
'It is not too strong a statement, I venture to suggest, to say that almost everything that is wrong with Western society today can be summed up in that one symbolic photo of Miss Kim Kardashian on the front of Zoo magazine,' Dr Wright will say.
'The descent of Western civilisation  can practically be read into every curve, of which, you will note, there are in-deed many.
'Officially the hottest woman in the world? Really? Is this what we want our young people to aim for? Is this what success should mean to them?' Miss Kardashian – who was photographed in Paris yesterday wearing rather more than usual – first became famous when a sex tape of her appeared online in 2007.
Her late father, Robert Kardashian, was a defence lawyer for OJ Simpson in his 1995 murder trial.
Dr Wright, head of St Mary's School, Calne, Wiltshire, will say that Miss Kardashian is famous for her reality TV series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, 'for hanging out with the rich and famous, for a sex tape, a 72-day marriage and a rather ample backside'.
'What is she telling our young people about life? As a society, we have clearly attached a value to her,' she will say.
'There may be some messages about hard work buried in there somewhere – I expect she has to slave in the gym to keep that posterior in shape – but these are very hidden messages, buried under the other messages surrounded by glitz and sparkle.
'Messages about physical appearance being more important than character or substance, for instance, or messages about financial rewards coming with meanness, scandal and boundary-less living.'
Dr Wright will present her warning to the Institute of Development Professionals in Education, whose members help raise funds for schools.
'The pupils in our schools really are soaking up a diet of empty celebrity and superficiality,' she will say. 'They are under a huge amount of pressure, buffeted by these images and messages.'
Dr Wright, the former president of the Girls' School Association, will also warn that premature sexualisation and the objectification of women is rife on TV, the internet and magazines.
'I have spoken out a lot over the past two years about the increasing dangers of the premature sexualisation of young people, and the objectification of women which accompanies this. And this is what our young people see around them all the time%3
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Headmistress of St Mary's School, Calne, Wiltshire, Dr Helen Wright suggested Kim Kardashian is the poster girl for 'almost everything that is wrong with Western society'

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'She is all that is wrong with society'
A headmistress has claimed a photo of Kim Kardashian is proof of the downfall of western civilisation.

Kim Kardashian sums up everything that is wrong with society, headmistress says

The model Kim Kardashian's title as the "hottest woman in the world" in a men's magazine sums up "almost everything that is wrong with Western society”, according to a leading private school headmistress.

TELEGRAPH - 20 June 2012

Dr Helen Wright, headmistress of St Mary’s Calne, a girls boarding school in Wiltshire, will tell an education conference this week that the US reality TV star is part of a culture which sexualises women at an early age.
This culture, which is rife on TV, the internet and in magazines, sends the message that physical appearance is more important than character, according to Dr Wright.
She will say: “I have spoken out a lot over the last two years about the increasing dangers of premature sexualisation of young people, and the objectification of women which accompanies this.
“It is not too strong a statement, I venture to suggest, to say that almost everything that is wrong with Western society today can be summed up in that one symbolic photo of Miss Kim Kardashian on the front of Zoo magazine.
“The descent of Western civilisation can practically be read into every curve (of which, you will note, there are indeed many). Officially the hottest woman in the world? Really? Is this what we want our young people to aim for? Is this what success should mean to them?” Dr Wright will say.
She will claim that Ms Kardashian is famous for "the reality TV series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, for hanging out with the rich and famous, for a sex tape, a 72-day marriage and a rather ample backside”.
"What is she telling our young people about life? As a society, we have clearly attached a value to her, and there may be some messages about hard work buried in there somewhere - I expect she has to slave in the gym to keep that posterior in shape - but these are very hidden messages, buried under the other messages surrounded by glitz and sparkle," Dr Wright will say.
Ms Kardashian, whose father is the late Robert Kardashian, one of the defence lawyers in OJ Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, shot to prominence when an erotic film of her appeared online in 2007. She has since gone on to become a household name on both sides of the Atlantic.
However people’s obsession with celebrities such as Ms Kardashian means that pupils are “soaking up a diet of empty celebrity and superficiality”, Dr Wright will say.
She will be speaking at the Institute of Development Professionals in Education (IDPE) conference later this week.

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Cherie Blair slams stay-at-home mums

Former Prime Minister’s wife, and successful barrister Cherie Blair claims full-time mums are ‘unambitious’ and raise dependent children

20 June 2012

Cherie Blair has criticised women who give up their career when they have children, labelling them unambitious and suggesting the decision impacts negatively on their kids.
Blair, who as well as being former PM Tony Blair’s wife is a successful QC and mum of four, complained that the aim of some young women was to ‘marry a rich husband and retire’ rather than build a career of their own.
She revealed her concerns at Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women event, which was attended by many high powered and successful career women.
Blair’s comments will reignite discussions over the best way to raise children. Her opinion, firmly in the working mum camp, is that motherhood is not a career and post-feminist women should be striving for both – the fabled ‘having it all’. Others, including psychologist Oliver James, have suggested children do better when their mum stays at home to raise them.
“Every woman needs to be self-sufficient,” Blair said at the event. “In that way you really don’t have a choice - for your own satisfaction; you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my children up so actually they can live without me.”
Currently, the number of working mums in the UK is higher than the number of mums who stay at home.
Are you a full time SAHM? Do you disagree with Cherie Blair’s comments?

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Working mothers happier than those staying at home

FamilyGP – Tue, Dec 13, 2011 14:00 GMT

In the eternal debate around the pros and cons of working mothers, one more bit of research comes down on the side of those who continue working.
Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than stay-at-home mothers during their children’s infancy and pre-school years, according to a study from the American Psychological Association.
The study was based on interviews with 1364 mothers shortly after the birth of their child and spanned a ten year period starting from 1991 as part of data collected by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development.   Part-time working mums reported better overall health and fewer symptoms of depression than those that stayed at home full time. There were no reported differences in the general health and depressive tendencies between part time and full time working mums.
Lead author Cheryl Buehler, professor of human development and family studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, said: “In all cases with significant differences in maternal well-being, such as conflict between work and family or parenting, the comparison favoured part-time work over full-time or not working.
"However, in many cases the well-being of moms working part time was no different from moms working full time."
The analysis found that mothers working part time were just as involved in their child's school as stay-at-home mums, and more involved than full time working mums.
In addition, mothers working part time appeared more sensitive with their pre-school children and they provided more learning opportunities for toddlers than stay-at-home mums and mums working full time.
Co-author Marion O'Brien, professor of human development and family studies at UNC, said that employers need to recognise the benefits of hiring part time employees and nurturing their careers.
"Since part-time work seems to contribute to the strength and well-being of families, it would be beneficial to employers if they provide fringe benefits, at least proportionally, to part-time employees as well as offer them career ladders through training and promotion," Professor O'Brien said.
The mothers taking part in the study were from 10 locations across the US and included 24% ethnic minorities, 1% without a high school degree, and 14% single parents.
The number of mothers employed part time was fairly consistent at about 25% of the total over the span of the study, although mothers moved in and out of part-time work. Part-time employment was defined as between one and 32 hours per week.
The authors recommended future research to include other employment-related factors such as professional status, scheduling flexibility, work commitment and shift schedules.
http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/working-mothers-happier-staying-home-140000946.html
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