Fashion of Fear for Kids

Abstract

Information about these products has reached the U.S. general public through the mainstream media, including news coverage on networks such as CNN, Fox, CBS, and ABC News, and through a variety of newspapers, magazines, and blogs.In addition, the companies in question advertise their products in their own web content and promotional videos. 13 How has this expansion of bulletproof products into children's worlds been represented in the media?How do media representations of bulletproof wear, including the use of words and visual content, contribute to discourse surrounding insecurity and the protection of children?What does a fashion of fear for kids tell us about the connection between notions of security and the reproduction of inequalities in the context of neoliberal agendas? 14 Shootings, Security, Neoliberalism, and InequalityIn the last few decades, mass shootings in various settings have gained considerable public attention, particularly those involving attacks on children, such as the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre.Calls for increased security have often followed those