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That lady was condescending! Girls of any size deserve "cute" clothes.
Hmm...this one is a touchy subject to say the least.I have been on both ends of the spectrum - I have worn size zero clothes, and I have worn size 1X clothes, so I feel I can speak pretty freely on this topic.When I was a teen, I was very thin. However, I exercised regularly (in the form of riding bikes and walking with my friends) and didn't eat a lot of junk. Not to say I was a health nut, but what "junk food" I ate was eaten in moderation.Teens today eat garbage from the time they get up until the time they go to bed if their parents let them. There are pop and candy vending machines in the schools. Parents allow their kids to sit inside playing video games or zoning in front of the TV or computer instead of making them get outside and DO something.Sure, some people naturally tend to struggle with their weight. As an adult, I am one of those people. I stopped being as active and started eating less healthy and now I have 60 pounds to lose. As for the clothing and whether it's appropriate to sell plus sizes to teens or not?!? I guess this is one of those, "You made your bed now lie in it" kind of situations. As a society, we have single-handedly allowed ourselves (and children especially) to become fat.If you look into history, there has NEVER been a time when such a large percentage of our population was overweight, much less obese. Why do you think that is? Probably because people were more physically active and didn't have all of the food temptations we have nowadays. Clothing sizes have slowly increased as well over the years...if you look at a size 14 from the 50's and a size 14 from now, you will see a noticeable difference (modern day 14 being bigger than the older version). Seriously.Now, I am not saying overweight people are lazy, or that they don't deserve to be able to look nice. However, in a society with as much knowledge as ours, can we really justify being overweight? I know I can't! Retailers are going to cater to their customers, and if the customers are getting bigger, so will the clothes.There's my two cents. Sorry for the "novel" length of my comment!
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That lady was condescending! Girls of any size deserve "cute" clothes.
Hmm...this one is a touchy subject to say the least.
I have been on both ends of the spectrum - I have worn size zero clothes, and I have worn size 1X clothes, so I feel I can speak pretty freely on this topic.
When I was a teen, I was very thin. However, I exercised regularly (in the form of riding bikes and walking with my friends) and didn't eat a lot of junk. Not to say I was a health nut, but what "junk food" I ate was eaten in moderation.
Teens today eat garbage from the time they get up until the time they go to bed if their parents let them. There are pop and candy vending machines in the schools. Parents allow their kids to sit inside playing video games or zoning in front of the TV or computer instead of making them get outside and DO something.
Sure, some people naturally tend to struggle with their weight. As an adult, I am one of those people. I stopped being as active and started eating less healthy and now I have 60 pounds to lose.
As for the clothing and whether it's appropriate to sell plus sizes to teens or not?!? I guess this is one of those, "You made your bed now lie in it" kind of situations. As a society, we have single-handedly allowed ourselves (and children especially) to become fat.
If you look into history, there has NEVER been a time when such a large percentage of our population was overweight, much less obese. Why do you think that is?
Probably because people were more physically active and didn't have all of the food temptations we have nowadays. Clothing sizes have slowly increased as well over the years...if you look at a size 14 from the 50's and a size 14 from now, you will see a noticeable difference (modern day 14 being bigger than the older version). Seriously.
Now, I am not saying overweight people are lazy, or that they don't deserve to be able to look nice. However, in a society with as much knowledge as ours, can we really justify being overweight? I know I can't!
Retailers are going to cater to their customers, and if the customers are getting bigger, so will the clothes.
There's my two cents. Sorry for the "novel" length of my comment!
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