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Closing the Thigh Gap

Charles Oliver | 1.7.2015 6:00 AM


The British Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Urban Outfitters to remove an ad for polka dot mesh briefs from its website. The agency found the model's "thigh gap" indicated she was too thin and the photo could fuel anorexia or cause women to have body image problems.

Charles Oliver is a contributing editor at Reason.

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