This week an Argentinian stage show has highlighted concerns about a growing worldwide trend towards the sexualisation of children.

A disturbing image from choreographer Flavio Mendoza’s theatre show Stravaganza – in which the artist placed his microphone between his thighs for his four-year-old son Dionisio to sing into – has sparked a huge backlash on social media platforms.

A popular artist in Argentina, 48-year-old Mendoza’s spectacular features scantilly-clad entertainers performing acrobatics and dance on stage, with images from his latest show in the coastal resort of Pinamar leaving internet audiences gobsmacked... FULL STORY