PTC Pressuring Producers, Advertisers to Tone Down How Teen Girls Are Portrayed on TV

2:38 PM PST 12/15/2010 by Paul Bond

Primetime series that appeal to teenagers are promoting the "sexualization" of girls at an alarming rate, the watchdog group says.

Primetime TV shows that appeal to teenagers are promoting the “sexualization” of girls at an alarming rate, including more portrayals of underage females being objectified than adults, especially for laughs, according to the Parents Television Council.