It’s gone

by tigtog on October 16, 2006

in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, relationships

Last week I wrote this:

if you’ve still got this catalogue online next week I’ll be amazed

I just checked. The pictures from their Summer 2006 catalogue are not online anymore. I hesitate to automatically assume that it was because of the community reaction to the Corporate Paedophilia report, but just maybe I wasn’t the only person who rang up and expressed just my opinion in this free country of ours.

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{ 3 comments }

1 JahTeh October 17, 2006 at 6:18 pm: I looked through the Target Catalogue this morning. Lovely clothes and the models were just like kids in the street.
2 tigtog October 17, 2006 at 6:40 pm: Hooray, JahTeh!

Of course, my daughter has gone all Amazonian and at age 12 (from tomorrow) is already an inch taller and shopping in the women’s section. I have no problem with women’s clothing emphasising breasts some, but for a girl who’s already self-conscious about being taller and more developed than her peers that’s not easy either.
3 kate October 17, 2006 at 7:11 pm: I was taller than most of my teachers by the time I was 12, but I wasn’t developed in the hip or breast regions, so nothing fitted. I wore a lot of t-shirts outside of school uniform, and boys jeans. Good luck! Ill-fitting clothes wasn’t quite as upsetting as the ill-fitting shoes though (I’m a 10 1/2) the shops for other-than-average feet are generally designed for old ladies. Fortunately they’ve improved since then (but they still cost a fortune)