A US school offered female students shapewear, to help with a ‘positive body image'

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Southaven Middle School in Mississippi wrote to parents saying it could 'help our girls develop a healthier body image.' The school has since canceled the program.

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An American school sent a letter to parents about girls' self esteem and offered them shapewear.

One parent said her"first instinct was to go up to the school and yell at every person I could find."An American school offered female students shapewear in an effort to help them with their body image before canceling the program after widespread outrage. Parents received a letter from Southaven Middle School in the state of Mississippi on Tuesday, which noted that"many women in the United States feel pressured to measure up to strict and unrealistic social and cultural beauty ideals, which can lead to a negative body image,"The letter noted the negative effect this can have on young girls, but said"we can take steps to help our girls develop a healthier body image.

It then said the school's counselors"would like to have an opportunity to offer some healthy literature to your daughter on maintaining a positive body image." "We are also providing girls with shapewear, bras, and other health products if applicable," the letter said.This is what was sent home with my 8th grade daughter at Southaven Middle School. All girls were sent home with this letter. I’m appalled at the fact that they are trying to fix “negative body image” by sending home SHAPEWEAR!

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