This is actually over two months old, but I don't remember it being posted here. This is an article that shows something interesting about Abercrombie and Fitch's clothing line. Just read it and give your opinion on this clothing.

Abercrombie's sexy undies 'slip'

No stranger to controversy, retailer is under fire again for controversial children's clothes. May 28, 2002: 11:42 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Abercrombie & Fitch, the retailer that has been criticized for sexually and racially provocative catalogs and designs, is under fire -- again. Several consumer advocacy groups said they have sent e-mails to A&F to protest the chain's latest offering of thong underwear in children's sizes with the words "eye candy" and "wink wink," printed on the front. In the latest controversy, OneMillionMoms.com and OneMillionDads.com, nonprofit Christian groups based in Tupelo, Miss., said they are calling for a boycott. Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF: down $0.54 to $29.26, Research, Estimates), based in New Albany, Ohio, has been a frequent target of consumer complaints. Last year, the youth-oriented clothing retailer angered many consumer advocacy groups with its summer and Christmas catalogs showing sexually provocative teenage-looking models apparently in the nude. And last month the retailer pulled a line of Asian-themed T-shirts after Asian-American advocacy groups complained that they were a blatant example of racist stereotyping.   A&F has constantly caused controversy for its edgy catalogs and designs. (Photo: Abercrombie & Fitch) The T-shirts carried caricatures of slant-eyed Asians in conical hats along with such slogans as "Wong Brothers Laundry Service: Two Wongs Can Make It White." A&F said it is not its intention to offend anyone. "The underwear for young girls was created with the intent to be lighthearted and cute," the company said. "Any misrepresentation of that is purely in the eye of the beholder." So far, the company said it has no plans to recall the underwear.

I'm baffled they would actually go there. This just seems so wrong on so many levels. What are your thoughts?

Edit: Here's an enlarged pic of what they sell.

Thongs for little girls?

Let kids be kids for fucks sake.

The designer who thinks of putting a thong on a child is a sick person. This shouldn't be allowed.

thats ummm...nasty...

After two months, did they finally recall the underwear? I agree with what everyone else said: let kids be kids!

That's nasty, and I feel strange for reading that. Childhood is already such a short portion of a person's life so why make it so much shorter? Not that I want to go on a rant, but society is focused on growing up too fast. Slow the hell down people, you've got plenty of years.

if parents buy them for their kids whose fault is it? the parents not the supplier.

More than it being a thong, I'm most baffled at the words that are printed on the thong itself. "Eye candy" and "wink wink" are both very inviting words that have sexual connotations and shouldn't be anywhere near the privates of a 10 year old. I've got eight years till my daughter is that age. I can't imagine what the next level of sick shit will be by that time.

That's true, granted the child doesn't just buy it themselves. I was making my own purchases before my teenage years, and nothing mentions there being an age restriction to purchase the thongs. There should still be an ethical standard set by the supplier. If they went a step further with thongs that have the heart shape cut out of the back, and have a cat on the front, is it not wrong of them to offer that? What if the next step is to offer g-strings? Edible thongs? Do you not think there should be a moral standard for suppliers to not offer such trash?