Bikinis for Babies
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James Joyner | Thursday, March 31, 2005 |
Bikinis for Toddlers Spark Controversy (Reuters)
A Swedish bikini-style top for toddlers will be withdrawn from sale amid criticism from a Norwegian cabinet minister that bra-like clothing was inappropriate for small girls. “It is remarkably daft to make bra-like bikinis for one-year-olds,” Norwegian Minister of Children and Family Affairs Laila Daavoey was quoted as telling the Norwegian daily Verdens Gang Thursday. “This is a terrible commercialization of childhood. Children are not women. Bikinis on small children are a way of linking children to sexuality. We must say ‘No’ to this,” she said.
Swedish clothes maker Lindex said it would withdraw one design of top, meant for girls aged 1-2, after an internal review.
I don’t know what’s sillier: bikinis for babies or a cabinet official spending their time worrying about it.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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sadly, my state (VA) has topped them w/ their attempt to criminalize the showing of underwear (ie letting your thong or boxers hang out/be seen on purpose)
While I support keeping underwear under your clothes, this too was an incredible waste of everyone's time.
At the risk of being rather obvious;
How often do swimsuits of ANY variety, come into play in Norway, in any event?
Think: Snow
The only thing that I can find sillier is our congresspeople spending time on regulating baseball and steroids.
" A cabinet official spending their time worrying about it."
or as is more likely , on a slow news day some journo looking for a quote phones up the offical
who promptly gives a quote likely to get her name in the papers.
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