Objectifying? Previously, one fan caught backlash on Twitter after calling the singer ‘thick’ when she was pictured wearing a tank top outside
Not happy: People accused the user of objectifying and sexualizing Eilish, mentioning the fact that the singer is currently a minor
People pointed out that, not only is Eilish a minor, but she also has previously spoken about purposely wearing baggy clothes when out in public to avoid being objectified.
‘Dude, that’s gross,’ one person wrote, sharing a meme with the statement. ‘She literally has been hiding her body to avoid comments like that.’
Another person wrote: ‘Hope Billie never sees this. I don’t know what’s worse. you sexualizing a minor or sexualizing someone who has gone out their way to cover themselves.’
In her interview with ELLE, Billie further detailed the problems with how people think they can speak about her body and decide what she should wear.
‘I was recently FaceTiming a close friend of mine who’s a dude, and I was wearing a tank top. He was like, “Ugh, put a shirt on!” And I said, “I have a shirt on,”‘ Billie detailed, adding: ‘Someone with smaller boobs could wear a tank top, and I could put on that exact tank top and get slut-shamed because my boobs are big.
Reasoning: The singer has mentioned in multiple interviews that she chooses to wear loose clothing to avoid getting objectified by fans online
‘That is stupid. It’s the same shirt’
Billie has created her own style through the baggy clothes she wears, but this doesn’t mean the singer will always want this style to represent her look. But Billie is aware of the comments she might receive from fans if she updates her wardrobe.
‘I’m gonna be a woman. I wanna show my body. What if I wanna make a video where I wanna look desirable?’ Billie asked, referencing how she will turn 18 years old in a few months.
‘Not a free fucking gay porno. But I know it would be a huge thing,’ Eilish continued. ‘I know people will say, “I’ve lost all respect for her.”‘
Her recent interview with ELLE is not the first time Billie challenged fans about how they choose to speak about her body. This hasn’t stopped the shameful comments, though.
The recent Instagram post by Billie shows she is still receiving comments about what she chooses to wear. But the singer has decided to show fans she will not take the criticism without commenting back.
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