<p>Olivia Rodrigo is the subject of the internet's ire for *checks notes* allegations of pedobaiting. The star's music video and stage outfits - consisting of babydoll dresses, bloomers and ruffles - are causing controversy as the 'drop dead' singer is accused of simultaneously sexualising and infantilising herself and indoctrinating her young audience into pandering to the male gaze.</p><br><p>In this week's episode, hosts Ione and Gina question if the outfits are problematic in and of themselves and ask what happens when women are blamed for society's sexism.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.polyesterzine.com/join-the-dollhouse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support our work and become a Polyester Podcast member &lt;3</a></p><br><p><a href="https://bio.to/polyesterbookofbadtaste?utm_campaign=button_list_PreOrderThePolyesterBookofBadTaste&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=later-linkinbio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Order The Polyester Book Of Bad Taste here!</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Poor-Little-Sick-Girls-unacceptable/dp/0349702411/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Order Ione's book, Poor Little Sick Girls,&nbsp;here!</a></p><br><p><a href="https://lnk.to/GreedyGuts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Order Gina's book, Greedy Guts, here!</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>