{"id":650776,"date":"2013-04-05T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T13:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=223886"},"modified":"2013-04-05T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T13:11:44","slug":"target-dress-apology-issued-for-manatee-size-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650776","title":{"rendered":"Target Dress: Apology Issued For \u201cManatee\u201d Size Tag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Though a majority of Americans are now overweight and are predicted to get larger<\/a> in the coming years, those who are overweight still have to contend with body image issues on a daily basis. While the magazine section at the grocery store is well-known to be a place where body issues will be confronted, a department store is generally not expected to criticize people’s weight.<\/p>\n

This week, one Target shopper stumbled onto what seemed to be a tacit criticism of overweight people. Susan Clemens was shopping on Target’s website when she noticed that the color for a plus-size dress was listed as “Manatee Gray.” She checked the non-plus-size version of the dress and found that the same color was listed as “Heather Gray.”<\/p>\n

Clemens tweeted her findings and, as these things tend to do on the internet, it began to spread. The comment sparked debate over whether the garment industry disapproves of overweight people, while also fueling a debate about how women are portrayed in media.<\/p>\n