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Olivia Rodrigo Defends Babydoll Dress Choice, Says Criticism 'Normalizes Pedophilia'

Olivia Rodrigo Responds to Criticism Over Babydoll Dresses, Says Controversy Highlights Normalization of Pedophilia

Tom Breihan

3d ago· 3 min readenNews

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Olivia Rodrigo responds to online criticism accusing her of normalizing pedophilia by wearing babydoll dresses. She argues that the controversy actually reveals how society normalizes pedophilia by sexualizing women's clothing choices. Rodrigo, an adult woman, defends her fashion choices as part of her '90s alt-rock aesthetic leading up to her new album release, and points out the double standard in how women's bodies and clothing are scrutinized.

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It shows how we really normalize pedophilia

She's an adult woman who some...

That specific stylistic choice has taken some people aback, and there's been chatter about it online.

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These days, Olivia Rodrigo is wearing a lot of babydoll dresses — short and frilly outfits that call back to the ’90s alt-rock aesthetic that she reveres. Rodrigo is building up to the release of her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, an

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