Parents upset by school's 'body image' program which offered 'shapewear'

[Sherman A1]

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (TND) — A new body image program at a middle school in Mississippi has been shut down by the district after it upset parents.

Counselors at Southaven Middle School sent students home with a form titled "Why Do Girls Suffer from Body Image?" On the form was a permission slip, asking if parents would allow their daughters to receive "healthy literature" along with "shapewear", bras, and other products to aid in maintaining a "positive body image," according to WMC News.

"Shapewear" is, according to fashion website ChatElaine.com, an undergarment meant to "sculpt your figure" and "highlight your natural curves". It squeezes parts of your body, like your stomach or legs, to make them look "skinnier" and therefore more "attractive".

The suggestion their daughters needed guidance on their bodies apparently upset some parents, leading to a backlash against the program and school. Speaking with WMC News, one parent said she felt the letter "really missed the mark in so many ways."

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[Ocelot II]

1. That's reverse, negative body image education.

If girls are unhappy with their shapes, give them girdles?

[rsdsharp]

4. My thought exactly.

Why do girls have negative body images? Because of yahoos like this.

“We want you to have a positive body image, dear. Here, let me lace you into this corset.”

[gay texan]

2. What the hell....

Being that its the State of Mississippi, I'm rather sure there's a govt grant for something like this:

https://ragoshapewear.com/products/rago-style-1294-open-bottom-girdle-extra-firm-shaping?currency=USD&variant=19009289584751&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&gclid=CjwKCAiA_omPBhBBEiwAcg7smWYUjXWiQYLS7j2rlrf8Ye3s7PLLW3YBxQ8jA4yA-0kf3mXLsUx8XhoCODUQAvD_BwE

God forbid we have those gals looking dumpy in the kitchen! Remember, all house work is done in high heels, just like your ancestors in the 1950's!

Blessed be!

[Shrike47]

3. I am old enough to have worn panty girdles. They were uncomfortable and HOT. They propose to torture

This is body shaming and they know it.

[Deuxcents]

5. What about the boys? They happy with their image?

Another assault on the female gender. Missed that mark by hundreds of years

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. Ah yes... the Greek ideal...

Or, at least the ideal that says a female has to look a certain way. That shiat should have been left behind in high school. Why females even put up with this is beyond me. (Gods, I want an entire female administration! And now!)