Really how ubiquitous is this though? Pretty much everything you mention I've seen in western countries as well. I've heard people joke about this, but I don't

Really how ubiquitous is this though? Pretty much everything you mention I've seen in western countries as well. I've heard people joke about this, but I don't know how true it is in reality. It's hard to judge based on anecdotes and trends, looking at America's treatment of child stars there's some very strange stuff going on in the western world as well