According to ABC News, it may be.  From the web site…

Jan. 17, 2007 — Your
14-year-old daughter shows up on MySpace in a bikini. Her 13-year-old
friend is wearing a miniskirt that might make Britney Spears blush.
Time to panic? Not necessarily.

 

Wearing short-shorts and belly shirts, grinding to hip-hop hits, and
posting provocative pictures of themselves on the Internet — the
behavior of many teen and tween girls has parents wondering if their
daughters are bound for a lifetime of promiscuity and loose morals.

But some psychologists and child-development specialists believe
nothing about the teenage drama has really changed. While young women
may express their sexuality more overtly than they have in the past,
for the most part, their behavior isn’t cause for alarm. It’s a
necessary step in growing up.


Looks can be deceiving. A girl who puts a seductive picture of herself
on the Internet for all to see may shudder at the thought of striking
the same pose in front of her peers.

"There’s a difference between posting a picture of yourself in virtual
space, like Myspace or YouTube or Friendster, and posing in provocative
clothing in public," said John Broughton, Columbia University professor
of psychology and education.

Similarly, sexy clothes do not beget sexual activity.

Jaana Juvonen, who studies the development of middle and high school
students at UCLA, said that because girls hit puberty earlier now than
they did decades ago, they’re tempted to mimic the appearance of their
older peers. That doesn’t mean they’re engaging in acts that ought to
be beyond their years.

"Many girls might look very differently from how they act," she said. "We should not judge them based on what they look like."

Read the rest of this provocative (no pun intended) article here: http://abcnews.go.com/US/Health/story?id=2798436&page=1

Read the article and tell us what you think. 

Thanks to http://timschmoyer.com/2007/01/21/some-say-its-ok-for-girls-to-go-wild/ for the link.