Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist

Let Olivia Rodrigo Wear a Babydoll Dress

May 25, 2026·56 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

For some reason, there’s been a huge controversy surrounding the babydoll-style dresses worn by pop-star Olivia Rodrigo, so in this episode, Madigan goes through the history of the “babydoll” dress; the history of the objectification of performers; a look into sexualization and objectification of women; and lastly, a look other female musicians who took chances with their style. JOIN ME ON PATREON! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠neighborhoodfeminist@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist **Don't forget to REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts and Spotify!** Sources: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/edgar-degas-ballet-dancers-artsy/index.html https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/jenny-lind https://brown.uk.com/eatingdisorders/calogero.pdf https://www.etonline.com/like-a-prayer-30-years-later-how-the-controversial-music-video-barely-made-it-to-air-121023 https://coveteur.com/olivia-rodrigo-babydoll-dress https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277539525001840 https://www.genadmission.org/articles/girls-just-wanna-have-fun-the-sexualization-of-female-stardom https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/objectification https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/07/10574416/britney-spears-style-pop-star-culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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