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We are in a gloriously unprecedented era for body type diversity in fashion. Despite the ongoing obsession with thinspiration — evidenced this fashion week by the controversy over lanky teen model Molly Bair — the industry has made tremendous inroads just this past year alone in accepting and embracing the reality that women come in a beautiful array of shapes and sizes. But at what point does celebration cross over into just another clever way of selling “empowerment”? Because I’ve seen this Lane Bryant ad and I just can’t tell.

Is corporate retail advertising really the right vehicle for an “equality” movement?