has issued a furious response to the online trolls who accused her of 'pedo-baiting' with one of her concert outfits.
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Olivia Rodrigo Defends Dress Amid Backlash
Olivia Rodrigo has issued a furious response to the online trolls who accused her of 'pedo-baiting' with one of her concert outfits.The 23-year-old appeared ons...
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The 23-year-old appeared onstage in a babydoll dress with combat boots, an ensemble reminiscent of during her 1990s heyday in the band Hole.
Rodrigo's costume set off a on social media, where she was heaped with allegations of sexualizing children.
Her controversy came in the wake of a similar uproar over a scene in which the character Cassie dresses as a baby for an shoot.
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Now Rodrigo has turned around and insisted her critics are the ones demonstrating 'how we really normalize pedophilia in our culture,' on the ' Popcast.
She confessed she was 'so upset' over the furor, which to her rang with the echo of 'this rhetoric we’re fed as girls since we’re so little, which is: "Don’t wear that because then a man is going to sexualize your body and it’s your fault."'
Olivia Rodrigo has issued a furious response to the online trolls who accused her of 'pedo-baiting' with one of her concert outfits; pictured earlier this month in Barcelona
The 23-year-old appeared onstage in a babydoll dress with combat boots, an ensemble reminiscent of Courtney Love during her 1990s heyday in the band Hole
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When the subject of the dress was raised to her, she said: 'That’s been making me so upset. Not even for me. I don't care. People can say whatever they want.'
The former child star found the backlash 'disturbing' because 'I feel like I actually have worn outfits that are maybe revealing onstage. I’ve been onstage in a sparkly bra and little shorts - which is my right. That’s fun. I felt cool and comfortable in that.'
Her controversy came in the wake of a similar uproar over a Euphoria scene in which the Sydney Sweeney character Cassie dresses as a baby for an OnlyFans shoot
Courtney Love was one of the 1990s rock starlets who pioneered the use of babydoll dresses in a trend that became known as 'kinderw****'
Love posted an snap of herself exasperatedly covering her face whilst 'in my babydoll dress and bloomers watching Olivia Rodrigo get cooked by angry twitter users'
They left livid responses like: 'GIRL YOU'RE THE ONE NORMALIZING IT,' and: 'But… her outfit played into the sexualization of little kid outfits!'
'This is normalizing it,' another viewer snapped. 'It’s more straightforward to just wear a bra. I don’t think it’s confusing. She knows what she is doing. Own it.'
'Tbh i just know these clothes are for toddlers….and grown women wearing toddlers clothes is off,' wrote a third commenter on Instagram.
'She is so unaware,' sighed still another social media user. 'There is a reason it is called baby doll dress. She says all my body is covered lol That's not the issue, wearing a bikini would be more appropriate.'
When the controversy first took off, Rodrigo received a vote of confidence from Courtney Love, one of the 1990s rock starlets who pioneered the use of babydoll dresses in a trend that became known as 'kinderw****.'
Rodrigo has drawn direct inspiration from Love before, most famously in a promotional image for her 2021 single Sour Prom (pictured)
The shot depicted Rodrigo as a prom queen crying so much her mascara ran, in a take-off on Love's look from the cover of the 1994 Hole album Live Through This (pictured)
Love posted a snap of herself exasperatedly covering her face whilst 'in my babydoll dress and bloomers watching Olivia Rodrigo get cooked by angry twitter users.'
Rodrigo has drawn direct inspiration from Love before, most famously in a promotional image for her 2021 single Sour Prom.
The shot depicted Rodrigo as a prom queen crying so much her mascara ran, in a take-off on Love's look from the cover of the 1994 Hole album Live Through This.
In response to a fan query at the time, Love expressed a touch of chagrin that Rodrigo 'didn't ask' for her approval of the pastiche, adding pointedly: 'I dig manners.'
Rodrigo extended an olive branch by writing to her on Instagram: 'love u and live through this sooooo much,' to which Love responded by requesting, possibly in jest, a more formal gesture of gratitude in the shape of flowers and a card.
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