Fat Girl Costumes (photo via Jezebel)This week, Walmart landed itself in the latest controversy involving bodies and advertising. As Jezebel fist reported, the megastore's online catalog featured a section of Halloween apparel called, "Fat Girl Costumes." Jezebel speculated the heading may have been a web developer joke that eluded final editing.As a joke, this heading is offensive. But, let's look at the larger picture. To start, I commend Walmart for featuring plus-size costumes. Not every retailer offers size-inclusive styles. And the offensive nature of the language itself is only a product of the relative value of fat versus thin in our current cultural...
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