A lot of the time, clothing is just a matter of taste—but has Walmart gone too far with its new girl clothes?
In a viral TikTok, which has amassed 28,100 views, Sadiya (@its_sadiyaaa) panned the camera around what appeared to be a child’s clothing section, which was accompanied by on-screen text reading: “WTF is this @Walmart.”
Clothing included in the section includes a white lace dress, a pink lace bralette, a pink lace crop top, a plaid miniskirt, and a black lace bralette/bodice.
Attached to these items was a label saying “My Sister’s Closet” with a size range of 7-18.
In Walmart terms, the 7-18 clothing range is known as its ‘Big Girl’ selection, which is specifically designed for adolescent and pre-teen girls.
For commenters, this begged an important question: are these clothes really appropriate?
Sadiya didn’t immediately respond to The Mary Sue’s request for comment via TikTok comment.
@its_sadiyaaa Am I the only one who thinks this shouldn’t be in the girls section @Walmart #wtf ♬ original sound – lea ⭐️
What did commenters think?
“I saw these the other day and said the exact same thing,” one commenter wrote. “A CHILD does not need an off-the-shoulder crop top. Weird.”
Sharing a photo of similar items, in what appeared to be the same section, a second commenter added, “I took a pic of the same! This was right next to the Justice stuff. My Walmart has 4 types of women’s sections: kids, teens, adults, and plus size. This was in the kids…”
A third echoed, “YES! I seen these a few months ago and it’s so predatory. Why is it named that and why do clothes marketed towards little girls ages 4 to 12 look like that?”
However, other commenters didn’t see the problem.
“What is weird about this?” a fourth asked. “The clothes are cute.”
“Out of pure curiosity, have you ever met an 11-14 year old?” a fifth queried. “They do not fit women’s clothes and still do not want to wear unicorns. [This stuff] covers up wayyy more than I was at 13-15 anyway.”
A sixth agreed, saying, “That’s literally the pre-teen section. What’s the issue?”
This isn’t a new problem
It isn’t just the ‘Big Girl’ section of Walmart that’s worrying people. Earlier this year, a disgruntled parent called out Walmart for stocking crop tops for young girls.
In the TikTok, she showed footage of folded crop tops on shelves and addressed Walmart directly, saying, “I just want to know why every shirt that’s in the little girls’ section is a cropped shirt. It’s so weird. Definitely, not OK. Walmart does better. Every one of them is a crop. Absolutely not OK.”
Walmart didn’t immediately respond to The Mary Sue’s request for comment via contact form.
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