Parents are outraged by a Discovery Girls magazine story that aimed to help preteen girls pick the best bathing suit for their "body types." While the mission statement for Discovery Girls encourages its young readers, ages 8 and up, "to love all that you are," the article titled "Which Swimsuit Best Suits You?" discusses how to best cover and accentuate certain body parts. Girls who were "curvy on the bottom" were guided toward swimsuits with details on the top or sides of the suit to "pull the attention up." Girls "rounder in the middle" could wear bikinis that had higher-waisted bottoms to "draw the eye inward.
- 5/11/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Parents are outraged by a Discovery Girls magazine story that aimed to help preteen girls pick the best bathing suit for their "body types." While the mission statement for Discovery Girls encourages its young readers, ages 8 and up, "to love all that you are," the article titled "Which Swimsuit Best Suits You?" discusses how to best cover and accentuate certain body parts. Girls who were "curvy on the bottom" were guided toward swimsuits with details on the top or sides of the suit to "pull the attention up." Girls "rounder in the middle" could wear bikinis that had higher-waisted bottoms to "draw the eye inward.
- 5/11/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
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