I haven’t watched the new season, but I’ve seen the images and clips circulating on Facebook of Sydney Sweeney’s character dressed as a baby (pacifier, baby clothes, childlike styling) in a sexualised context.
As a mum of daughters and a grandmother to baby girls, I found it deeply uncomfortable. Infantilisation is something we explicitly teach young people to recognise as a grooming tactic. Seeing it presented as entertainment — and then shared widely on social media — feels like it undermines those safeguarding messages.
AIBU to think this isn’t just ‘edgy TV’, but something that could genuinely blur boundaries for teens who are still learning what’s appropriate?