Teenage girls campaign to ban school uniforms from pornography

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 24 Oct, 07:32 · Archive

Students at a school in Oxfordshire are campaigning for a law banning the depiction of school uniforms in pornographic content.

Students at The Cooper School in Bicester, Oxfordshire, are campaigning to ban the depiction of school uniforms in pornographic content. The pupils, aged 14 and 15, part of the Little Feminist Book Club, have gathered nearly 40,000 signatures on a petition for a change in law. They argue that such depictions sexualise real schoolgirls and fuel street harassment.

One student, Willow, says she avoids wearing her school uniform in public because it makes her feel vulnerable. Another, Rose, says her behaviour has changed because of the sexualisation of school uniforms and she no longer wears skirts. The students believe children's clothing should not be associated with sexual acts.

A new law due to come into force on 6 November will ban pornography depicting anyone pretending to be under 16. However, it will not outlaw the depiction of adults dressed as older schoolchildren, leaving what the campaigners call a grey area. The students have been invited to a private meeting with MP Alex Davies-Jones, Minister for Victims, Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls and International Justice, to discuss the issue.

How it is being reported

• Schoolgirls too scared to wear skirts demand ban on uniforms in pornStudents at The Cooper School are campaigning to ban school uniforms in pornography, arguing the depiction sexualises real schoolgirls and fuels street harassment.The Mirror · 24 Oct, 07:17
• We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. Why have you left it up to us? | Rose, Mae, Aylin and WillowNo one should have to feel nervous about walking to school in clothes designed for children. It’s time for UK law to end the disgusting sexualisation of minors In the Little Feminist Book Club, we don’t read a lot of books. The group, set up by former students at our school, is more about reading poems and articles, analysing song lyrics, discussing the issues that matter to us and, most importantly, campaigning. Our current campaign – the one you might have heard of – is to ban school uniform from pornographic content. Simply put, we want to end the depiction of school uniform in…The Guardian · 23 Oct, 15:33

In this story: The Cooper School · Bicester · Oxfordshire · Little Feminist Book Club · Alex Davies-Jones

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