Balenciaga was trying to be edgy and got sucked into the culture war. In the culture war, the right often raises the issue of sexual abuse of children where it

Balenciaga was trying to be edgy and got sucked into the culture war. In the culture war, the right often raises the issue of sexual abuse of children where it exists and not, or the depiction of children in any proximity to sexuality. The right is reacting to a view on the left that we should "treat children like adults". Following from this, many on the left see nothing wrong with exposing children to sex, nudity, stip shows and so on. This is related to the problematization of sex (the left would like to unproblematize sex; the right sees the problematization of sex as necessary). I would say that we're constantly negotiating new norms and it's not surprising that norms regarding children (and how they are depicted) are a particular flashpoint. Consider Slouching Towards Bethlehem. One of the eduring images from that essay is aimless hippies feeding their children LSD for breakfast. Still, I'm optimistic about this process. The left and right both have a point and we'll slowly work towards a middle ground.