Maybe... because they are sexy.

Hardly a scientific article.

First off "sexiness" is insanely subjective. I find six year olds sexy, it doesn't matter if some non says, "DER KIDS ARE NOT SEXY!" that means nothing to me, any other paedophile, or the child. If I think the child is sexy, if the child thinks he/she is sexy, then they are sexy.

Let's put it like this. I do not find chubby men sexy.... at all. Does that mean that they are never ever sexy? No.

Now... the article assumes that the girls view themselves as "sex objects" once again. No. They feel sexy, they want to be sexy, it does not mean they view themselves as an object. I feel sexy, I want to maintain sexiness, I am no object. See? We should be teaching sexy little girls that they are sexy, but they are no ones object. The problem is our society treats children like objects 99% of the time.