Is our society normalizing the sexualization of children on TikTok?

[MzAsh]

I know there’s a lot going on in the world, but it seems TikTok is among one of the popular quarantine pastimes, including following minors such as Charli D’amelio, only 15.

I can see that many of the more sexual comments end up getting deleted (by her parents maybe) but it’s still pretty scary to think about the reaction that kids are receiving.

[Sbgirl]

A lot of really weird and disgusting things are beginning to become normalized. Things like pedophilia, bestiality and other sick sexual attractions are clinging onto the normalization of LGBT people and hoping to follow the same arguments that it is just a 'sexuality'. Seriously. I have watched videos on this topic, and there is an alarmingly number of people in support of pedophilia as a sexuality and even suggesting children can consent. As years go on, clothing is getting more sexualized for younger age groups, like bikinis for toddlers (this is so unnecessary - the tops are meant to hold boobs), children have an easy access to porn and this can lead to more sexualized behaviour when exposed to at a younger age. Not a lot has been done, if anything, to stop minors viewing porn, it concerns me. Obviously, it doesn't matter what a child is wearing or doing - no adult should ever find it sexually attractive or act on that even if they did.

Social media in every form has made it easier for predators to find underage victims. I personally don't believe you should be allowed any kind of social media account until you are 16. I got my first social media account at this age (Facebook) and I was quite fine, if not better off, without it. There should definitely be a way to confirm your age. I am not saying the kids are in the wrong, obviously the pedos are, but this would protect them.

[CubsterShura]

It's been happening way before Tik Tok. There's such disturbing content and more elsewhere too and it's disgusting.

[Anonymous]

I've watched my fair share of tiktok compilations on YouTube and they're all just silly jokes, never seen anything sexualizing children. Looked up the name you mentioned and none of the results on Google images looked sexual to me. Of course pedophiles exist on all platforms, even here, but I don't think it's being 'normalized' in the mainstream despite their efforts. In fact I constantly get videos recommended on YouTube where members of the LGBT community call out pedophiles that try to sneak their way into their community. Overall from what I can tell there's little support for such things amongst those who aren't pedophiles themselves and luckily they're rare.

[TremorJay]

Do you mean the sexualization of children, by other minors, or by adults? I don't think there is any chance in hell that the sexualization of children by adults will ever be considered normal. On the other hand, I think sexualization by other kids in that age group is already considered normal.

[hellacray]

I actually heard stories about predators using tik Tok to get to minors.

I mean ever since I've seen teens dressing more promiscuous and more like adults I guess. You know clothes that's very revealing and what not. It's been going on for a while now.

And I wouldn't necessarily say we're normalizing it. I just think kids need to behave and dress their age.

I think too many kids are now seeking ways to be famous and trying to be a young rich spoiled brat.

After all it is glorified on social media. And some kids are looking up to these "influencers" as role models. Which I think is just absolutely terrible.

[Desire-for-Greatness]

Pedophilia, incest, cannibalism, adn bestiality will be normalized exactly like LGBT was normalized.

Everything fucked up is being normalized.

Last month a swedish professor of biology said that in order to help our environment we must start becoming cannibals.

Richard Dawkins says he'd like to taste human meat.

Katy Perry made a song romanticizing cannibalism.

I believe I don't need to mention evidence for the others as they're all over the media.

[AceStar]

That's just a scapegoat so everything and everyone can be normalized, in a few years I wouldn't surprised if that's all the norm

[MASTER_T]

It is semi total responsibility of parents to play they role... And they have no excuse they are busy... The solution is not banning... The solution is in the parenting role... To teach children what is right and what is wrong... And bringing them up knowing how to differentiate and how to make a choice of their own.

[broken_heart_at_48]

What the fuck? How could a parent see some sexual shit being sent to their kid and just delete the really bad stuff. My oldest years ago got on my space or something like that and I unplugged the computer and put it in the closet for 2 years I didn't even really know what my space was I just seen a clip about Oprah talking about child predators on the internet. For reals what the fuck is wrong with this world

[Bananaman177]

I really don't think it's "society's" fault that parents have no authority over their own children and their kids have no respect for them or for themselves either.

It's caused by fathers who have no idea how to be a man and women who have no idea how to be a mother.

Parents are supposed to be partners, working together. Instead, most parents are nothing but overgrown children themselves who only know how to work at cross purposes to each other.

[willisg]

If I had the money I would put you on national TV.
So people still will not hear the truth.
Amen to what you said.
I say the and," dear in the head lights response ".

[JimboGB]

Society is normalising it in general, I don't think it would be fair to solely pi k out TikTok. For example, this website has posted some pretty borderline post regarding young girls. With lots of comments about how "sexy" they look, from both men and women. I have been quite shocked by it to be honest.

[AxeQuestions]

I think TikTok and social mediums are completely neutral. The problem lies with the users, both the uploaders and the viewers being the problem. Back in the olden days when I was 15, we had MySpace, which was also heavily criticized for exploiting minors, but I came out of it as a fresh, pure virgin. Hell, even to this day. I think social media have protected my virginity rather than sexualize me, dammit.

[ThisAndThat]

What's amazing to me if how so many people out there claim to care about children when it comes to things like sex. However they support something like abortion. A person has a chance and could recover from most anything, if it's damaged them. But they can't recover from death or murder, can they. When someone claims to support abortion and yet claim to care about children at the same time, that claim goes right out the window.

[sammy2toes]

Yes, but it is like some industries make their money off of 18 year-old or naive 20 somethings and that is the jist of it. Serialization is in every aspect of life, like BK commercials or fragrances, even worse a naked person m or f saying anything. The instigated idea is be sexual and adventurious. But misunderstood that a large community of people want to sexualize even toddlers and babies.

[ThiccNigro]

It's not just tik tok, society is trying to normalize it as a whole. That one trans kid they had dancing with those grown men, disgusting. The fact that pedophiles are trying to make an argument to be seen as part of the LGBT community. The fact that Canadian scientists actually claimed that pedophiles is a sexuality. It's happening in all regards and it's gross

[Barbaric]

I don't use TikTok so I haven't noticed it there, but yeah this has been happening for quite a long time and it's fucked up. It's a result of the over-sexualisation of our culture and the erosion of sexual morality.

[Guanfei]

Children didn't wait for tik tok. Every new plateform has been used the same way.
Simply because teens want to be and act like adults, or at least what they think is being an adult, in every way. Including sexuality.
And if you call them out for it, they'll actually tell you to fuck off.

[lofii]

Dont buy or let your kids use your phone and there wouldn't be this problem

How you gonna get upset when you're pretty much enabling them to expose themselves by even going on the internet.

Anyone turning this into a "it's their fault" problem should really reevaluate the situation and look in the fucking mirror.

[Edd87259]

Finally someone else who can see how fucked up tiktok is this shit needs to end YouTube sucks but at least it's not tiktok that shit is just toxic to the core

[MzAsh]

I think it’s ok for adults but children are in there and it’s weird

[Kaneki05]

Yes. Also TicTok don't ban pedos and one of the main girls on there likes been sent money by these old guys.
she also called her fans dumb but she still has fans. I guess she was right on that.

[WowwGirl]

You see this dude

[ItsTheNephilim]

It has always been. That stupid app is just another way of doing it.

[AlexanderBrunnrgaard]

Tik-Tok whatsoever is just another addition to the pitiful culture of today. I still wish I hadn't learnt what, "e-boys" was.

[jamesgoldman]

It's become something in Britain at least
if you are over 18 and have TikTok then you're a nonce (that's slang for paedophile, btw)

[BrownBratzDoll]

Society has BEEN sexualizing teens, not children but teens, there's a big difference one has reached puberty and the other hasn't.