they see cartoons, they see tv show, which are all based on hypersexualization. >> she is a mother of three kids. and she was surprised to discover that millions of kids in france just like in the u.s., routinely see images that pbs typically wouldn't put on the air. images of young women portrayed in highly sexual ways. ♪ ♪ >> online, on tv, in music videos. she even found sexualized images infiltrating toys and cartoons. >> i was surprised by the things my own children could see. and i was surprised to understand why hypersexualization could be a problem for them. >> at the end of her investigation, she issued this report. it argued that the level of sexualized unrealistic body images was so perfects vasive in french society, that it amounted to a quote form of violence against kids, one that not only objectifies girls, but causes them to judge themselves harshly. for example, according to the world health organization, 27% of 11-year-old european girls think they're too fat that percentage rises to 40% for 15-year-olds b. a quarter of those girls say they're now dieting. so her rep

and i'm not just here for your hypersexual compunction. i am an intellectual. i am an artist.tivator and encourager and a community leader. >> the young woman who submitted that video twerk scholar and university of texas student is joining me now from austin, texas. nice to have you here. >> hi. thank you for having me. >> absolutely. tell me your story a little bit. why did you enter the juicy j twerk scholarship? >> well, i was coming back, returning from a study abroad program i got to do this summer in nicaragua where i studied politics and culture of afro caribbeans. and during that time i studied -- i did depth research along with studying the politics and culture of afro-caribbeans focusing on the ways that twerking can be empower iing. and it was an amazing experience because i got to see that they do twerk in another part of the world and once i got back from that program and returned to the u.s. everywhere i looked all on the screens and the airports, miley cyrus twerking. i was, like, whoa, talk about culture shock. this is crazy. this is a revolution of twerking n