Modern concerns - for a period piece set in what year? THAT is the problem here - everyone is putting their own stuff on this - the movie is a period piece that takes place at the turn of the twentieth century. Different time, different world. But of course, let's just paint over history for...
I never understand the "creepy" factor, sorry. Read the lyric, listen to the song - this grandfatherly character is not saying he WANTS a pre-pubescent girl, for God's sake. He's saying that little girls grow up to be delightful women. Do people find it "creepy" when an older person says...
Oh, yes, those who cannot process anything from the past cannot stomach Thank Heaven for Little Girls and forcing their nasty interpretations on it, giving it a five-star creepy rating. This is not a good time.
Yes, some poor sensitive soul might get "triggered." What a load of nonsense. People today are morons, let's face it. They have no idea what context or history is anymore.