Gap Kids Wants Candy, but What It Needs Is Warmer Clothes

Peppy spot, but what's up with this winter outfit?

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Unless your mind's in the gutter, adorable wide-eyed little girls singing "I Want Candy" is completely innocent. And a pair of tiny black sequined booty shorts is a kicky wardrobe choice for a child. But we don't live in that kind of world. And hence, today's slap upside the head goes to Gap Kids. The marketer recently launched a TV commercial with an impromptu girl "band" (led by Maria Aragon of YouTube fame) raiding a candy store with a rousing rendition of the pop classic.

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