There is also the HP Lovecraft element to it; a common disguise for the monsters in his stories, when they passed themselves off as human, were wax masks and mitten-like gloves that disguised their inhuman hands and faces.
And while the Judy Garland connection is obvious, I do think it does make me think of the general abuse (physical and sexual abuse) of young girls in Hollywood by casting directors and producers.
There is also the HP Lovecraft element to it; a common disguise for the monsters in his stories, when they passed themselves off as human, were wax masks and mitten-like gloves that disguised their inhuman hands and faces.
And while the Judy Garland connection is obvious, I do think it does make me think of the general abuse (physical and sexual abuse) of young girls in Hollywood by casting directors and producers.