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<p>NEW YORK &#8212; The publisher of a magazine aimed at tween girls apologized Tuesday for offering adult-like tips on choosing bathing suits based on size and curves, unleashing a body shaming backlash.</p><p>Girls who are &#8220;curvy&#8221; on top, for instance, were advised in the latest issue of Discovery Girls to go for a one-piece with other side cutouts or ties to draw attention to elsewhere. Big block patterns were offered for those rounder in the middle &#8212; all under the headline: &#8220;What Swimsuit Best Suits You?&#8221;</p><p>The magazine is aimed at 8- to 12-year-olds.</p><p>After taking heat on Twitter and other social media, founder and publisher Catherine Lee issued a lengthy apology on the Discovery Girls Facebook page. She, too, expressed shock that such an approach was published. She called herself the mother of the first Discovery Girl, in 2000.</p><p>&#8220;I am in total agreement with all of you regarding this article, so much so that I wanted to make this letter as public as possible,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;We want to make sure that our girls know that any article that makes you feel bad about your body is not a good article, and should be questioned.&#8221;</p><p>The article was supposed to be &#8220;about finding cute, fun swimsuits that make girls feel confident, but instead it focused on girls&#8217; body image and had a negative impact,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;Nobody knows better than Discovery Girls how impressionable our girls are at this age and we are ALWAYS mindful of this.&#8221;</p><p>The magazine has received hundreds of thousands of letters over the years from &#8220;girls sharing their insecurities about their bodies,&#8221; Lee added.</p><p>She said the magazine is &#8220;not immune to making mistakes, but we are always willing to get better and learn from our mistakes.&#8221;</p><style>
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Magazine for tween girls apologizes amid swimsuit backlash