Over on Coco Perez‘s blog poll, the Abercrombie Kids (intended for consumers between the ages of seven and 14) web site selling padded push up bikini tops is getting a whopping 91% “INAPPROPRIATE” condemnation:

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Maybe I’m just jaded but I don’t know what else you expect from a tweeny culture in which monsters like this terrifying Jenna Rose person are given a platform. I thought it was bad enough going through puberty in the shadow of, like, Cindy Crawford, but girls today have no chance. Speaking of young female role models that spell certain doom, you should check out Erik’s web-only review of the push up bra-tastic Sucker Punch. I went with him to check it out and let me just say: INAPPROPRIATE! This phrase sums things up nicely: “It’s a squirm-inducing exploitation flick that loudly, unconvincingly insists it’s an empowering fable.” What he said.

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

2 replies on “Today in Parental Outrage: Abercrombie Kids’ Push-Up Bikinis”

  1. What do you expect it’s Abercrombie Kids where else are these baby mommas supposed to get their push up bras to attract those 25 year old Abercrombie douches to make the support payments. You can’t leave all these babies with their 25 year old grandmas.

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