Billie Eilish Undressed at Concert to Draw Attention to Body Shaming
“If I wear what’s comfortable for me, I’m not a woman. If I take my clothes off, I’m a sl*t.”
American singer Billie Eilish undressed during her concert in Miami in protest against discrimination based on body type. This is reported by The Guardian.
During the first concert of the world tour, a video appeared on screen in which Billie Eilish takes off her top and dives into black water.
Against the backdrop of the video, the singer’s words are heard, in which she draws attention to the problem of body shaming (discrimination against people based on how they look and how well they conform to generally accepted “beauty standards”).
The singer’s full speech:
“You have an opinion about my opinion, about my music, about my clothes, about my body. Some people hate what I wear, some praise it. <...> But I feel that you are watching… Always. Everything I do does not go unnoticed. Although I feel your gazes, your disapproval or sighs of relief, if I lived by them, I would never be able to move. Do you want me to be smaller? Weaker? Softer? Higher? Do you want me to be quiet? Do my shoulders provoke you? Or my chest? My stomach? My hips? The body I was born with, isn’t that what you wanted? If I wear what’s comfortable for me, I’m not a woman. If I take my clothes off, I’m a sl*t. Although you have never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me.”
Billie Eilish prefers baggy outfits, which is why she is often criticised. She explained that she doesn’t like it when conclusions about her preferences are drawn from her style, and also expressed her dissatisfaction with the looks of many female musicians who wear revealing outfits.
Earlier, Billie Eilish released the soundtrack for the film “007: No Time to Die.”
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