Urban Outfitters sells controversial clothing highlighting depression and female body image

Urban Outfitters has come under fire once again for selling a controversial piece of clothing. The retailer has received public backlash for many of its products which often mock race, body image and mental illness.

Urban Outfitters recently caused a stir when they began selling a cropped t-shirt with the word 'depression' covering it in different sized fonts.

Shoppers came down on the retailer leaving comments on the site like, "Depression is not a fashion statement, UO should not be promoting social stigma for depression by making it a catchphrase."

This comes after actress Sophia Bush called for a boycott of the retailer when they began selling a v-neck shirt that read 'eat less.'

Bush took to her blog to pen an open letter to Urban Outfitters. In the letter, Bush said, "I have been a supporter of your store for many years, but now I'm through. Perhaps some of the American population could stand to take the shirt's advice, but for those impressionable teens who shop at Urban Outfitters, its message is more pro-anorexia than anything, especially when worn by an emaciated model."

Mstars recently reported that Plus-Size-Modeling.com posted a controversial photo of an illustration of a plus-size Barbie-like doll.

While the illustration may have been created with good intentions of promoting the idea of creating dolls with a more diverse range of body types, many of those who commented on the photo were not pleased.

One commenter went as far to say this: "No one is naturally fat for gods sake, that's sending the message to girls that it's ok to look like this and be unhealthy..."

What are your thoughts on our society's idea of female body image?