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Feminism: Sex and gender discussions

School offers girls shapewear as part of session on healthy body image

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PurgatoryOfPotholes · 15/01/2022 14:52

A school sent home a consent form about an initiative to promote healthy body image in teenage girls at the school. The inititive asked parents to consent to their daughters being given shapewear.

We, the counselors of Southaven Middle School, would like to have an opportunity to offer some healthy literature to your daughter on maintaining a positive body image. We are also providing girls with shapewear, bras, and other health products if applicable

The options on the returns slip are:
Yes, my daughter may receive the healthy literature, shapewear, bras and other products give by the counsellors of Southaven Middle School. She will need the following sizes

Shapewear (Top) [followed by list of sizes]
Shapewear (Bottom) [followed by list of sizes]
Bra Size [followed by a line to write-in]

And

No, my daughter may not receive the healthy literature, shapewear, bras and other products give by the counsellors of Southaven Middle School.

I can certainly see why a school might ask if they could provide teenage girls with bras, but shapewear?

Article here: edition.cnn.com/style/article/shapewear-middle-school-girls-wellness-trnd/index.html

School offers girls shapewear as part of session on healthy body image
OP posts:
FannyCann · 16/01/2022 09:00

What about skinny teenagers? Won't they feel left out or are they going to wear "shape wear" too?

TheMarzipanDildo · 16/01/2022 10:16

That’s shit.

TheMarzipanDildo · 16/01/2022 10:17

And what about the girls who like many women I know don’t even wear bras?

NYnewstart · 16/01/2022 10:22

I’d be telling my dd exactly what I thought of that contradictory letter.

But freebies! My inner bargain hunter might take over!

ClariceQuiff · 16/01/2022 10:27

Shape wear is OK for holding in saggy bits as you age, but I don't see why teenage girls would need it.

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