Charlize Theron is getting flack after pictures of her son Jackson surfaced on the Internet in which the four-year-old boy was wearing a dress and a long blonde wig attached to a baseball cap—a costume of the character Elsa from Frozen.
Theron has been very open about her son’s love of princesses. In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2014, she discussed how Jackson’s favorite toy at the time was a Tinkerbell doll. And while visiting his mom on the set of The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Jackson became convinced that Emily Blunt, who starred in the film as the Ice Queen, was actually Elsa from Frozen due to her white hair. “He got really disappointed because he saw me in my sweatpants one day with the white hair on.”
But some people didn’t find her son’s princess fandom sweet, instead tweeting racist messages to the actress:
Others stuck up for Theron’s parenting choice and criticized the backlash as hyper-focused on gender stereotypes.
Charlize Theron has still not responded on social media to the comments about her parenting. Hopefully the trolls never bothered her anyways.
[h/t: Refinery 29]
More Must-Reads From TIME
- The 100 Most Influential People of 2024
- How Far Trump Would Go
- Scenes From Pro-Palestinian Encampments Across U.S. Universities
- Saving Seconds Is Better Than Hours
- Why Your Breakfast Should Start with a Vegetable
- 6 Compliments That Land Every Time
- Welcome to the Golden Age of Ryan Gosling
- Want Weekly Recs on What to Watch, Read, and More? Sign Up for Worth Your Time
Contact us at letters@time.com