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Mom's Talk: Padded, Pushup Top For 7 Year Olds?

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Here's today's topic:

Abercrombie & Fitch is selling a new pushup bikini top for girls 7 to 14. Since the itsy-bitsy top has gotten so much flack, Abercrombie & Fitch took the word "pushup" out of the bikini's name, but the padding remains.

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What do you think about marketing such an article of clothing to kids? What kind of message does a bikini top such as Abercrombie & Fitch's send to young girls?


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