SELF Mag in Trouble for Mocking Cancer Survivor's Tutu

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Magazines have to apologize too. Last week SELF landed itself in hot water thanks to what we’ll call overeager editorializing on the fashion front.

Here’s the deal: Monika Allen of San Diego loves running. Her team Glam Runner loves tutus. When she got a request from SELF to feature a picture of her running in the recent Los Angeles marathon, she was flattered. Who wouldn’t be?

The problem: the reason SELF wanted her picture was to mock her outfit. Did we mention that Allen is a cancer survivor whose marathon occurred in the midst of her chemo treatment?

Check out the offending blurb:

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