<p>Target has drawn sharp criticism from national media and across the blogosphere for a Photoshop fail that has gone viral. In an online ad for junior swimwear, a photo of an already-thin juvenile model wearing a bikini has been carved and sliced to create an extremely unnatural-looking "thigh gap" and skeletal arms.</p><p>"Thigh gap" is a space between the legs at the top of the thighs that only exists on very thin people, and it has become a concern among eating-disorder experts because trying to achieve it has become a fad among some teen girls.</p><p>After websites including the Huffington Post, Jezebel and BuzzFeed cried foul, Target removed the image from its website and apologized, calling it an "unfortunate error."</p><p>The apparent attempt to trim flesh was so crude that some bloggers speculated that whoever did it was being subversive in protest of this common fashion-industry practice.</p><p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/249862041.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2014/03/target-apologizes-for-thigh-gap-photoshop-fail/">Target Apologizes for 'Thigh Gap' Photoshop Fail</a> (ABC News (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.policymic.com/articles/84935/absurd-photoshop-fail-from-target-highlights-what-s-wrong-with-female-beauty-standards">Absurd Photoshop Fail From Target Highlights What's Wrong With Female ...</a> (PolicyMic)</p><p><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=9463954">Target apologizes for girl's bathing suit Photoshop fail</a> (abc7news.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d_JQ7TDZ2apGbvM5QLb9qvURUXQ5M&authuser=0&ned=us">107 additional articles.</a></p>
