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"Anyone who was paying attention to North American pop culture in the late
1990s and early 2000s will remember that it was a moment fascinated with
childhood. The most mainstream entertainment revolved around idealized images
of predominantly white children and young teens. From the appealing cast of the
Harry Potter franchise to fresh faced pop princesses, and child characters in
shows for young and old, idealized images of childhood were everywhere.
Many of those who performed the roles are now mature enough to make sense of
having been children growing up in the public eye. It shouldn’t shock us that
many of them had uncomfortable and even traumatic experiences. Adding to the
intense drama of recent events in Britney Spears’s life, memoirs by Sarah
Polley and Jennette McCurdy force us to confront why we love to see child
stars, and what our appetite for cute white kids says about us."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
