Bikinis for Babies
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A Swedish bikini-style top for toddlers will be withdrawn from sale amid criticism from a Norwegian cabinet minister that bra-like clothing was inappropriate for small girls.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.
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.
She Wore An Itsy…
People Europeans (of all people!) are grousing because toddler bikinis are now available, er, they were. OSLO (Reuters) – A Swedish bikini-style top for toddlers will be withdrawn from sale amid criticism from a Norwegian cabinet minister that bra-like…