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Fashiontern happened upon an ongoing discussion about sexist school shoes, and The Guardian reporting that a parent recently shamed Clarks for selling “flimsy” footwear for girls.

Two days later the newspaper announced that Clarks was withdrawing a school shoe called ‘Dolly Babe’ “although the equivalent boys’ shoe, ‘Leader’, is still available.”