Web Site Promotes Plastic Surgery and Diet Pills to Children

Web Site Promotes Plastic Surgery and Diet Pills - Miss Bimbo, an online Internet game, is
being targeted to girls 9 to 16 in which they can earn “bimbo dollars” to purchase breast
implants, other plastic surgeries and diet pills.  The Web site was initially introduced in France
and then promoted in Britain.  Parents have expressed outrage and concern.  The medical
community has also drawn issue with the site due to the increasing number of teenagers
undergoing breast enlargement procedures.
 
Anorexia groups believe the site further encourages young girls who are already vulnerable to
developing eating disorders.  Nicholas Jacquart set up the site and suggests that the game is
harmless.  The question remains - will the majority of the young girls playing this game interpret
the information in a way that compromises their self image, or are they capable of seeing it as an
ironic poke at today’s culture? 
 
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article3613881.ece