Making the transition from child star to adulthood is hard enough without the judgement placed on young women embracing their sexuality.
Everyone has to grow up eventually, so why is it that some young female celebrities can shift into adulthood seamlessly, including publicly embracing their sexuality, while others have their every move scrutinised?
“She tested and transgressed ‘white girl’ boundaries and when one does that, there will be backlash because cultural norms have been taken on.” “Stars like JoJo Siwa and Miley Cyrus, who have come out as part of the LGBTQ community as they’ve grown up, are frequently vilified as being too sexual,” Baker says. “This reveals not only that our culture is uncomfortable with sexual young women, but also with queer youth. In other words, child stars are expected to grow up in very specific and restrictive ways.”
“These child stars become fixed at a certain point. It’s hard to see them as evolving human beings,” Ford says. “All young people experiment with identity, sexuality, persona performance, but most don’t do it with the scrutiny of public opinion.”But even the former child stars who can make the transition to fully realised adulthood and embrace their sexuality can still face challenges.
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