“Mom Sparks Controversy Over School Dress Code: Is There a Double Standard for Boys’ and Girls’ Shorts?”
She then filmed some denim shorts on the rack before focusing her attention on a color-blocked pair.
Share icon A mother was outraged when she went shopping for summer clothes for her daughter and saw Kmart’s selection of shorts for little girls
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“The crotch is longer than the shorts,” the furious mom pointed out.
Elli then showed a pair of denim shorts she picked up from the boys’ section. “Not even kidding. I’m having to buy boys’ shorts just to make them decent for a child.”
Her video quickly went viral, garnering over half a million views and 45,000 likes since she shared it last Friday (October 11).
“Thank you for saying something. I hope Kmart sees this and makes a change,” one woman commented.
“I agree, struggling so much to find appropriate summer clothing for my daughter this year because everything is so short,” another mom said.
Elli Tamar filmed a pair of “disco booty shorts” for 2-year-olds that specifically caught her attention
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“I noticed this the other day!!! I went to get my little girl some summer clothes and was disgusted!” wrote a third user.
“I gasped when I saw the shorts irl. Totally unacceptable,” a separate commenter added.
Other mothers shared that they also shop for shorts designed for boys. “We buy from the boys section for our 4-year-old too. Girls shorts are ridiculous in length!!”
However, some accused the mom of sexualizing the clothing. “They don’t fit as short as they look. The fact that you’re sexualizing them is a bit sad.”
