Yes asia does have the lolita thing going on but this is just what the hell -________- Lolita isn't about showing the body either so this makes it seem that these designers are really marketing to a certain group of people... and no children in beauty pageants should not be using padded bras either. the fake eyelashed 4 year olds are enough.
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Parents Angered By Abercrombie's Push-Up Swimsuit For Girls
posted by: Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux 8 days ago
Abercrombie and Fitch is well-known for promoting highly sexualized clothes to teenagers, and for that reason, they're no stranger to controversy. But they drew even more fire than usual from parents last week when their "Ashley" bikini top was posted online. In the original product description, which has since been updated, the girls' swimsuit top was marketed as "padded" and a "push-up." The notion that young girls would need a padded bikini top before they were even in training bras was understandably offensive to parents and educators alike.
Gail Dines, a sociology professor, said that the top would encourage girls to think of themselves "in a sexual way" before they were ready. A blogger, Rebecca Odes, wrote on Babble, "Playing at sexy is an inevitable and important part of growing up. But there's a difference between exploring these ideas on your own and having them sold to you in a children's catalog."
The problem comes when girls are taught, through products like these, that to be sexy, they have to alter their bodies. The product does also objectify young girls in a more disturbing way than a padded bikini top for adult women, although this still sends problematic messages about the norms to which women's bodies are expected to conform. What seems distressing, also, is that the company hasn't learned from past mistakes - Abercrombie was accused of sexualizing young girls back in 2002 when it marketed a line of thong underwear in children's sizes with "eye candy" and "wink wink" printed on the front.
Abercrombie has since toned down its product description, and its swift response is, in some ways, heartening. It shows that parent protests can have an impact on big corporations, which emphasizes the need for more bursts of outrage over offensive products. The question, of course, is whether they'll do it again - after all, they don't have a good track record.
Gail Dines, a sociology professor, said that the top would encourage girls to think of themselves "in a sexual way" before they were ready. A blogger, Rebecca Odes, wrote on Babble, "Playing at sexy is an inevitable and important part of growing up. But there's a difference between exploring these ideas on your own and having them sold to you in a children's catalog."
The problem comes when girls are taught, through products like these, that to be sexy, they have to alter their bodies. The product does also objectify young girls in a more disturbing way than a padded bikini top for adult women, although this still sends problematic messages about the norms to which women's bodies are expected to conform. What seems distressing, also, is that the company hasn't learned from past mistakes - Abercrombie was accused of sexualizing young girls back in 2002 when it marketed a line of thong underwear in children's sizes with "eye candy" and "wink wink" printed on the front.
Abercrombie has since toned down its product description, and its swift response is, in some ways, heartening. It shows that parent protests can have an impact on big corporations, which emphasizes the need for more bursts of outrage over offensive products. The question, of course, is whether they'll do it again - after all, they don't have a good track record.
Whose seen this? actually i just found it today after doing some Feminist study something in my Lit class and i have to say i am really confused to who these people are who design children's clothes these days. Like really do we need padded bras for 8 year olds? okay so some DO have boobs... but well does it have to be like this? you can sell the padded things. but do you have to make it out like it's the next must have item for young girls? don't make it something girls would want. Ask the average teenage girl and there will be those who will say they love their boobs. and there will be others who will tell you that they really just get in the way. Let little kids play without having to think about getting boobs ==
the thong thing was bad enough but what the hell? i don't know maybe i'm just old fashioned but i strongly disapprove of this.
and this message should be used... it'd make it more obvious the open invitation Abercrombie and Finch are trying to make
and all the kids are gonna learn to grow up faster just to say
sorry for the lack of more macros that fit this topic but i need my boys to make me calm down == and they complain about child porn and the rise of pedophilia
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