Fat shaming and sexism has found a new low with childrens’ clothing brand Wry Baby creating quite a stir on social media because of the messages they put on their onesies made for babies.
This photo says it all:
The photo taken at the New York University’s book store shows that while the ones made for boys said ‘I am super’, the ones meant for girls said ‘I hate my thighs’
According to i100.co.uk , “New York University book store has now withdrawn the ‘I hate my thighs’ babygro and apologised for the “lapse in judgement”. “We have removed it and it will no longer be sold,” a spokesperson said in a statement.”
While some defended it as only a joke, this reflects the kind of mindset that girls are expected and inculcated to have. While the boy is happy being ‘super’ the girl always has to be conscious of how she looks.
The manufacturer Wry Baby too took it off their website after the outrage on social media.
However, according to Daily News , the David Sopp, Wry Baby’s co-founder defended the whole issue saying, “What could be more ridiculous than a baby who hates his or her cute little thighs. We couldn’t agree more about body image. That’s why we made an ironic joke about it.”
Here is what people said on Twitter making this photo go viral:
Wry baby markets body hatred with its "I hate my thighs" onesie, worst baby product ever #NotBuyingIt http://t.co/Aak98e1R5u
— Margot Magowan (@margotmagowan) March 11, 2015