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Disney's Markets 'Dive In' Underwear for Young Girls
Fox News ^ | 8/14/2008

Posted on 08/15/2008 4:58:52 AM PDT by Apollos21K

“High School Musical” underwear for young girls have sparked outrage — because they have the words “Dive in” on them.

A British woman bought a packet of five pairs, with a “Disney-approved” design promoting the hit movie, for her seven-year-old granddaughter.

“When she put them on, myself and my daughter thought, ‘Oh my goodness.’ It is inappropriate because it is sexually suggestive,” Sue Ralph, a 57-year-old civil servant, said. “You just never know who could see that and think it was a bit too enticing for a young child to be wearing.”...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: commecialism; sex; underwear; youth
Could somebody from marketing really be so obtuse that they never thought of the connotation here?
1 posted on 08/15/2008 4:58:53 AM PDT by Apollos21K
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2 posted on 08/15/2008 5:02:02 AM PDT by Perdogg
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When she put them on, myself and my daughter thought, ‘Oh my goodness.’ It is inappropriate because it is sexually suggestive,” Sue Ralph, a 57-year-old civil servant, said. “You just never know who could see that and think it was a bit too enticing for a young child to be wearing.”...

If anyone but the childs immediate family and Doctor is seeing a 7 year olds underwear you might have more problems then the words on the underwear......


3 posted on 08/15/2008 5:02:45 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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(with a “Disney-approved” design )

Obviously these people have not watched much of the current Disney programming.
Then again these are English folks. Lived there for a couple of years and loved it but they are Socialist for the most part and beleive it is someone else’s responsibility to tell them what to do.
IE “Disney approved”. It is the parents responsibility to make decision concerning theeee children. Nopt the Government nor Disney CO


4 posted on 08/15/2008 5:07:53 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Got Freedom ? Thank a Veteran...... Want to keep Freedom? Don't vote Obama)
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Maybe it had something to do with the movie, I don't know. From the picture it doesn't appear to be any blatant connotation. Did the woman happen to see the underwear before she purchased them?
5 posted on 08/15/2008 5:10:12 AM PDT by Perdogg
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This sort of thing has got to stop. The other day I saw some kids’ underwear that said FRUIT of the Loom. Can you imagine the damage the kid who has to wear those will suffer?

Let’s get real.


6 posted on 08/15/2008 5:22:05 AM PDT by OldYank1
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i dont know, why would underwear need the words “dive in” wtf does it have to do with the movie?


7 posted on 08/15/2008 5:37:03 AM PDT by Liberty2007 (Here's Dr. Savage's analysis on the POTUS race"The Afro-Leninist vs The Sarcophagus)
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8 posted on 08/15/2008 5:46:41 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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What I find so vexing is that so many clothes and various other things for kids have cartoon characters, movie tie-ins, etc. on them. It’s gotten so that it’s harder to find a kid product that doesn’t have some promotional tie-in than it is to find a plain version of the same product.


9 posted on 08/15/2008 6:00:38 AM PDT by Huntress (If you have a chip on your shoulder, you think everybody's trying to knock it off.-AnAmericanMother)
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This is appropriate for a married couple who want to have a little fun. NOT a kid. Gheeezzzz!!


10 posted on 08/15/2008 6:10:31 AM PDT by JackDanielsOldNo7 (On guard until the seal is broken)
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Dive In was a major song in High School Musical 3.


11 posted on 08/15/2008 8:08:18 AM PDT by tearlenb
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The people who design these things are aware of every aspect of the product and every possible connotation that it may have. They know exactly what they are doing. This design is no accident. They are not bumbling. It is intentional.

Anything for money.


12 posted on 08/15/2008 8:10:27 AM PDT by BooksForTheRight.com (Fight liberal lies with knowledge. Read conservative books and articles.)
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