The Oprah Magazine responds to 'body-shaming' backlash

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O, The Oprah Magazine, is facing backlash on social media over what some readers are calling body-shaming.

In the June 2015 issue, a fashion Q&A includes the question, “Can I pull off a crop top?” The magazine's creative director, Adam Glassman, wrote: “If (and only if) you have a flat stomach.”

Hundreds of people responded on social media protesting the magazine's assertion. Some of the women posted photos of themselves wearing crop tops and included the hashtag #RockTheCropTop.
 


On Thursday, the magazine released a statement: