X-rated TV ban Raunchy dance routines face axe to protect kids

Sexy ... Rihanna performs on last year's X Factor

RAUNCHY X Factor dance routines could be banned under moves to clean up television, it has emerged.

The plans are being hatched by a Government-backed review amid fears that children are being exposed to unsuitable images before the 9pm watershed.
A huge row broke out last year over near-the-knuckle dance routines by stars Rihanna and Christina Aguilera on the X Factor final.
More than 3,000 people complained to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom about the performances.
The regulator's own Broadcasting Code states that "children must be protected by appropriate scheduling from material that is unsuitable for them".
It adds: "Material that is unsuitable for children should not, in general, be shown before 9pm or after 5.30am".
But the new review, led by Mothers' Union boss Reg Bailey, is set to call for those guidelines to be tightened even further.
Prime Minister David Cameron launched the probe last year after becoming concerned about the "sexualisation" of children.
It emerged yesterday that Mr Bailey's report could recommend the axing of risque TV scenes shown before the 9pm watershed. Sources close to the review used the X Factor controversy and the infamous lesbian kiss on Brookside in the 1990s, as examples of scenes that could be banned before 9pm.
One said: "It is hard to protect children in the internet and mobile phone age, but we have to do something.
"For some parents, what has been considered acceptable in the past - such as that Brookside kiss - is not appropriate for children to see early in the evening."
A ban on explicit ads on billboards is also being considered.

Revealing ... Christina Aguilera's X Factor routine with dancers

The source said: "Some of those huge poster advertisements for bras and knickers leave precious little to the imagination and they are there for all our children to see. It's not unreasonable to want to take action against them."
The review is also looking at the sale of inappropriate goods to young people.

Could face ban too ... lesbian kisses on TV

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In 2006, Mr Cameron criticised BHS for its "harmful and creepy" range of Little Miss Naughty underwear for under-tens.
And last year he hit out at Primark for selling padded bras for nine-year-old girls.

Action may be taken ... sexy billboards

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The PM has said: "Premature sexualisation is like pollution. It's in the air that our children breathe, all the time, every day."
The Department for Education is overseeing the review.
A spokesman said: "We look forward to receiving Reg Bailey's recommendations."

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Inappropriate ... skimpy kids clothes