Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOlivia Rodrigo has criticised the online backlash to her recent babydoll-style outfits, saying the reaction “shows how we really normalise paedophilia.”The 23-year-old singer addressed the controversy on The New York Times’ podcast Popcast, after weeks of debate surrounding her attire while promoting her forthcoming album. Rodrigo highlighted the hypocrisy of criticism for being fully covered in a “childlike” dress, compared to her previous “revealing” outfits that were not deemed inappropriate. The backlash primarily focused on her styling in the “Drop Dead” music video, where she wore a pastel-blue babydoll dress with visible bloomers and white knee socks.Members of the public have since taken to social media to criticise the singer, accusing her of adopting a “sexy baby” aesthetic. In fullOlivia Rodrigo condemns ‘disturbing’ reaction to her babydoll dressesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Olivia Rodrigo has addressed criticism of her decision to wear babydoll dresses, stating that she was inspired by Kathleen Hanna and Courtney Love.

As the online public continues to throw a temper tantrum over Olivia Rodrigo's choice to don a baby doll dress, the star weighed in on the controversy

The "Drop Dead" singer shared her frustration with the discourse surrounding her fashion choices, noting, "It’s just this rhetoric that we’re fed as girls since we’re so little,…

OLIVIA Rodrigo odgovorila je na kritike zbog babydoll haljine.

Olivia Rodrigo, 23, called out the disturbing criticism of her babydoll dress during a Spotify performance, highlighting how it reflects normalized pedophilia in modern culture.

Backlash ‘just shows how we really normalise pedophilia in our culture,’ says Grammy-winning singer

The 23-year-old said backlash to her floral dress was 'disturbing'.

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Olivia Rodrigo risponde alle polemiche sugli outfit babydoll e parla di come le donne vengono giudicate per come si vestono.

Olivia Rodrigo wird online vorgeworfen, sich selbst zu infantilisieren, weil sie Babydoll-Outfits trägt. Nun hat die US-Sängerin die Kritik zurückgewiesen und als »verstörend«…

Olivia Rodrigo wird online vorgeworfen, sich selbst zu infantilisieren, weil sie Babydoll-Outfits trägt. Nun hat die US-Sängerin die Kritik zurückgewiesen und als »verstörend«…

Olivia Rodrigo slammed critics of her babydoll dresses, telling the New York Times Popcast that the noise 'normalize pedophilia' in our society.

Rodrigo described the response as disturbing, noting that she has worn more revealing outfits without controversy. The babydoll dress, which she emphasized was not revealing, drew…

The singer shut down claims that she was infantilizing herself.

The pop singer said that suggestions that a recent outfit was ‘childlike’ were rooted in sexist attitudes toward women

“A grown woman wearing children’s clothes … she keeps giving me the ick,” one person wrote of the three-time Grammy winner's attire.

“A grown woman wearing children’s clothes … she keeps giving me the ick,” one person wrote of the three-time Grammy winner's attire.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo expresses distress over criticism of a babydoll dress worn during a performance. She notes the irony of being deemed inappropriate in a covered-up outfit…

Olivia Rodrigo is defending her babydoll dress after online criticism sparked a larger debate about fashion and femininity.