Bra shop is accused of body shaming ALL women over a sign that brands A-cups 'almost boobs', F-cups 'fake' and DDs 'double delicious'
- Fit To Bust Too in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, has been accused of body shaming
- A sign outside lists different bra sizes alongside seemingly mocking phrases
- Women claimed the sign was insulting to shoppers of all shapes and sizes
- But others said it was simply a bit of fun and has not drawn criticism before
A lingerie shop has been accused of body shaming over a sign that appears to mock breast sizes.
Independent store Fit To Bust Too in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was criticised online after a Twitter user shared a photo of the sign which lists bra sizes alongside statements like 'A-cup = almost boobs', 'E-cup = Enormous!!' and 'H= Help me I've fallen and can't get up!'
Dozens of women claimed the sign was offensive and would make them feel insecure if they were to shop there.
Independent store Fit To Bust Too in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was criticised online after a Twitter user shared a photo of the sign, pictured, which appears to mock breast sizes
One Twitter user wrote: 'I can't get over how offensive that is' while another said 'it managed to insult literally every person with breasts'
Twitter user @Musneyeliner tweeted the list, saying:'Wtf, is this shop trying to sell me a bra or make me hate myself?'
Others weren't inspired, suggesting the list was 'body shaming' for it's lack of positive comments'.
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'I'm stunned that they managed to insult literally every person with breasts,' one user wrote,' Also, I think I saw this as an email joke sometime in the mid-90s. It wasn't funny then, it doesn't get funnier since.'
Another slammed the list, saying:'That's horrendous! I would have really taken that to heart as a teen. And also kind of worrying that a bra shop seems to have no concept that how big your boobs are is determined by band size AND cup size!'
Twitter users were stunned to see the list on shop Fit to Bust Too in Harrogate, which lists woman's breast sizes from A=Almost There to L=You're having a Laugh
One ex-bra fitter said she was concerned about how it may effect women's self esteem, saying: 'It's really offensive. I was a bra fitter and the whole point is that women leave the shop feeling positive about themselves, not negative before they've even got through the door.'
However others defended the list, writing that it was clearly a joke.
One wrote:'Get a life, it's a joke... some people seem to have forgotten what that is.'
Twitter users were quick to point out how offensive the list was, writing that apparently the only acceptable breasts are medium-ish sized, and everyone else is a 'pitiful non-tits' or 'hilarious comedy tits'
Fit to Bust Too owner Margaret Jack, 62, a mother-of-two, defended the sign, saying: 'The sign has been up for ten years and in all that time I have had very little negative comments.'
She said that the sign was to show that the shop does all sizes, and that she has a sense of humour.
She told The Sun: 'I have sympathy with the ladies who find it offensive, but strangely I have found in day to day life it breaks down barriers.
'I'm upset at the thought anyone is upset by it. I certainly need to reflect on what they are saying. Women's self-esteem is top of my list.'
