TANITH CAREY questions how Beyonce could dress up 12-year-old Blue Ivy as if she were twice her age and encourage conversation about her body when Jay-Z is accused of raping a 13-year-old.

If her parents and stylists, who are responsible adults with a responsibility of care to Blue Ivy, had altered the ballgown.

So that her new cleavage was not visible to the phalanx of paparazzi cameras and up for debate, what would have truly been lost?

Let’s start asking a new question instead of worrying about being accused of being prudery or body shaming: what precisely is the hurry for Blue Ivy, who has a lifetime of fame ahead of her?

And take another look. The way Blue Ivy continued to look anxiously at her parents and then the photographers for approval, even though.

The dress was grown up, and then teetered uncertainly across the stage in high heels when she changed into a gold micro-mini dress, demonstrated that she was still a sweet and inexperienced 12-year-old child.

Blue Ivy found it even more perplexing that she was being placed under such extreme public scrutiny.