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Moms Talk: Padded Bikini Tops for Children?

Public outraged at new padded bikini tops aimed at young girls.

This spring season, Abercrombie & Fitch presented its new push-up bikini top for girls 7 to 14. Since the itsy bitsy top has gotten so much flack, Ambercrombie & Fitch took the words "push-up" out of the bikini's name, but the padding remains.

What kind of message does a bikini top like Abercrombie's send to young girls already struggling with body image issues?  It seems there is too great a push to have young girls grow up too fast. In light of this, we want to know:

What do you think of Abercrombie's new bikini?

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