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I'm tellin ya, those Brits...they never stop thinking....badly.
Do girls even have anything to boost at that age?
Outrage at boost bra for girls, 7
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco was slammed yesterday for selling a padded plunge bra for girls as young as SEVEN.
The £4 “bust-booster” is being sold alongside vests in the seven to eight-year-old age range.
Fashion lecturer David Morris attacked the bra as “salacious”.
He said: “I can imagine women being upset about their daughters buying these ‘pocket money bras’ without their mums knowing.
“The bra is modelled on a plunge style — it has a very low bridge connecting the cups. It means the shape and position is lower to expose the breast tissue.”
Parent and teacher groups called for the Cherokee range to be removed from the shelves.
Mum-of-two Julie Stephens, 36, of Edmonton, North London, said: “I was shocked when I saw it on sale.
“A padded bra or an uplift bra aims to draw attention to a woman’s cleavage.
"For a product like this to be aimed at children is appalling.
“Children grow up quickly enough as it is. The last thing they need is a product like this.”
A National Union of Teachers spokeswoman said: “There is already too much pressure on children to appear grown up.
Provocative “Making products for young girls which encourage them to wear inappropriate and sexually provocative clothes is irresponsible — and merely adds to the pressure they are under.
"A padded bra for young girls is clearly inappropriate.”
A spokesman for children’s charity the NSPCC said: “It is important that products accessible to children are appropriate to their age and understanding.”
Tesco last night defended the bra.
A spokesman said: “It is a product designed for girls at that self-conscious age when they are just developing.
“It is designed to cover up, not flatter, and was developed after speaking to parents.
“It is described as a padded bra for trade description reasons.”
The row comes after Tesco had to remove a pole-dancing kit from the toy section of its website in 2006 after it was accused of “destroying kids’ innocence”.
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p911gt10c wrote:
I'm tellin ya, those Brits...they never stop thinking....badly.
Do girls even have anything to boost at that age?
Outrage at boost bra for girls, 7
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco was slammed yesterday for selling a padded plunge bra for girls as young as SEVEN.
The £4 “bust-booster” is being sold alongside vests in the seven to eight-year-old age range.
Fashion lecturer David Morris attacked the bra as “salacious”.
He said: “I can imagine women being upset about their daughters buying these ‘pocket money bras’ without their mums knowing.
“The bra is modelled on a plunge style — it has a very low bridge connecting the cups. It means the shape and position is lower to expose the breast tissue.”
Parent and teacher groups called for the Cherokee range to be removed from the shelves.
Mum-of-two Julie Stephens, 36, of Edmonton, North London, said: “I was shocked when I saw it on sale.
“A padded bra or an uplift bra aims to draw attention to a woman’s cleavage.
"For a product like this to be aimed at children is appalling.
“Children grow up quickly enough as it is. The last thing they need is a product like this.”
A National Union of Teachers spokeswoman said: “There is already too much pressure on children to appear grown up.
Provocative “Making products for young girls which encourage them to wear inappropriate and sexually provocative clothes is irresponsible — and merely adds to the pressure they are under.
"A padded bra for young girls is clearly inappropriate.”
A spokesman for children’s charity the NSPCC said: “It is important that products accessible to children are appropriate to their age and understanding.”
Tesco last night defended the bra.
A spokesman said: “It is a product designed for girls at that self-conscious age when they are just developing.
“It is designed to cover up, not flatter, and was developed after speaking to parents.
“It is described as a padded bra for trade description reasons.”
The row comes after Tesco had to remove a pole-dancing kit from the toy section of its website in 2006 after it was accused of “destroying kids’ innocence”.
Um, actually, I understand this, and perhaps this is something being taken the wrong way and blown out of proportion. When girls first first start to develop, they get those tiny "breast bud' bumps and they can be really embarassing. Especially since they literally show up over night, and for some girls, one at a time!! I wore 'padded' bras back then, too. Not to look bigger, but to hide the bumps and kinda 'smooth' things out. hmmm.
Joined: Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:41 pm Posts: 7563 Location: Calgary, AB Gender: Male
NaiveAndTrue wrote:
Um, actually, I understand this, and perhaps this is something being taken the wrong way and blown out of proportion. When girls first first start to develop, they get those tiny "breast bud' bumps and they can be really embarassing. Especially since they literally show up over night, and for some girls, one at a time!! I wore 'padded' bras back then, too. Not to look bigger, but to hide the bumps and kinda 'smooth' things out. hmmm.
I don't get the pole dancing kit though!
Woa, if only I'd put the Transformers down and paid attention to my 2nd grade classmates more, I'd be more noticed this and been more sympathetic. But in my defence, Skyfire was one badass toy.
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