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Kmart pulls 'offensive' children's wedding costume from shelves

A petition has called attention to a controversial costume that was sold at Kmart.

Kmart has apologised for selling the item.
Kmart has apologised for selling the item. Source: Change.org

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Retail giant Kmart has stopped selling a children's wedding costume after an online petition called it "beyond inappropriate and offensive".

The change.org petition claimed the costume was insensitive when, "each year, 12 million children … are sold or married off by their family without their consent".

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