Although 'Catholic' seems to be the
archetype school-girl, the
stereotype (
erotic) image
of a female in a tartan skirt and knee-socks is near-universal in modern western
culture. Analogs certainly go back to Victorian
erotica and
pornography.
Whether these images and stereotypes are taken as offensive, erotic or amusing is
a matter of context. A society which uses juvenile-erotic images as a common
element of commercial advertising, preaches that young people are not supposed to
be sexual and often fails to provide real adolescents with good tools against
sexual exploitation is in inherent conflict. (writer's personal viewpoint)
see: Frank Zappa