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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the problem - Leggings, unlike say tube tops or crop tops,  are now a totally normal part of pre-pubescent clothing these days. To have them be ok on 8 year olds and then suddenly not ok on 13 year olds can mean only one thing- they become "revealing" only when the girls' bodies have changed and matured. By definition we are saying that it's the  more mature girls' bodies that are unacceptable -- which is sexist and silly.
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You're assuming that they're all opaque an they're not!!  I know that some people want to think that it's about a girl's developing body and protecting boys, but it's actually more about the quality of the product.  Some leggings are nice and opaque, others are shockingly thin and reveal everything.  Most of our kids like shopping at places like H&M, Zara, or Forever 21, and the items from those stores don't hold up in the wash long term.  If this was about sexism, I would be up in arms, but I think it's more about girls going to school revealing much more than they intended to.[/quote]

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