Target faces ‘backlash’ over inappropriate girls clothing

Target has drawn fire from campaigners against the sexualisation of children for selling clothes considered sexually inappropriate for young girls

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August 15th, 2012

2 Responses to “Target faces ‘backlash’ over inappropriate girls clothing”

Tabbie
August 15th, 2012 at 9:41 pm

And well they should ‘face backlash’. Why does a 7 year old girl need jeans which have been ripped off at the leg just below her bum? I don’t want to see her undies as she hangs upside down on the monkey bars. Does the CEO of Target?

Worried
August 16th, 2012 at 10:41 am

Have you seen Targets new add for women’s underwear?

Lingering shots of the models bottom and a frontal shot where you can
see the outline of just about everything in little apricot briefs…and of course the token larger model
so that ‘women will feel comfortable in their own skin’…so they can justify another bra add.
All topped off with a model lounging about in lingere…I’m not sure where Target is going…
but it doesn’t feel right…won’t be buying there until they get back to the
family friendly store they used to be.

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