'Disturbing'
The star faced backlash as internet commenters lodged accusations that her recent getups both infantilized and sexualized the singer
As the online public continues to throw a temper tantrum over Olivia Rodrigo‘s choice to don a baby doll dress while promoting her third LP, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love, the singer-songwriter weighed in on the controversy.
After wearing a pink flouncy dress for the album’s cover, a similar blue one for the “Drop Dead” music video, and rocking out at Barcelona’s Teatro Greco for Spotify’s Billions Club Live while wearing a floral babydoll dress with matching bloomers, the getups triggered a storm of criticism as many internet commenters lodged accusations that the 23-year-old pop sensation was sexualizing herself and and promoting “pedo core.”
On Wednesday, Rodrigo addressed the controversy during an appearance on The New York Times’ Popcast, reminding everyone that “you shouldn’t be responsible for some guy sexualizing you in a way that was never your intention.”
