Billie Eilish shocked her fans during her
Miami tour stop when she stripped down to
barely nothing in an attempt to tackle body-shaming,
and her powerful message was received and
followed by a massive praise.
What’s up guys, it’s Emile Ennis Jr. here
with Clevver News, and more now than ever
before, Billie Eilish is using the power of
her voice to make a difference.
And I’m not talking about her singing voice
(although she does have the voice of an actual
angel).
During the first stop of her Where Do We Go
World Tour in Miami last night, Billie took
a few minutes to address the backlash she
constantly faces for choosing not to show
off her body, and cover herself in baggy clothing.
In a video posted to social media, Billie
is seen removing her top and lowering herself
into a pool of black water, all while facing
the critical responses to her trademark style.
Take a look:
While the clip was rolling, Billie can be
heard delivering an empowering statement about
body-shaming.
She started out by saying QUOTE, “Some people
hate what I wear, some people praise it.
Some people use it to shame others, some people
use it to shame me.
But I feel you watching, always.
And nothing I do goes unseen.”
She added, “So while I feel your stares,
your disapproval or your sighs of relief,
if I lived by them, I’d never be able to
move.
Would you like me to be smaller?
Weaker?
Softer?
Taller?
Would you like me to be quiet?
Do my shoulders provoke you?
Does my chest?
Am I my stomach?
My hips?
The body I was born with, is it not what you
wanted?”
In the final statement during the interlude,
Billie put the criticism back on society for
making “assumptions about people based on
their size.”
She asked, “Is my value based only on your
perception?
Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?”
Naturally, this entire segment received massive
praise from fans during her show, along with
fans who saw the video via social media shortly
after.
Fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts
and express their gratitude for Billie for
kicking her tour off with such an empowering
speech.
One user wrote, “The way that billie eilish
revealing her body at her own discretion is
going to empower girls to make their own choices
... I have no choice but to stan.”
Another fan accurately compared Billie to
the older generation’s Demi Lovato, saying,
“BILLIE EILISH HER BODY SHAMING SPEECH IS
EVERYTHING EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR!!!!!!!
I wish I was a teen when she came up she would’ve
given me so much strength! luckily my gen
had Demi Lovato for topics like that.”
And it seems like many fans who are struggling
with their own issues of body insecurity are
going to be pocketing Billie’s words in
times of need, like this fan who said, “body
insecurity?
f*** that i have a video of billie eilish
telling me not to make assumptions on body
sizes”
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on Billie’s
statement -- do you think this was the perfect
way to kick off her tour and address the constant
backlash?
Be sure to get the conversation going down
here in the comments!
As we all know, Billie has previously addressed
how much backlash she receives, and has even
gone as far to say she feels “very hated
recently” at last month’s BRIT Awards.
During an interview with V Magazine back in
2019, Billie also opened up about the way
her baggy style receives just as much backlash
as she would if she dressed in more revealing
outfits.
She said QUOTE, “I wear what I want to wear.
But of course, everyone sees it as ‘she’s
saying no to being sexualised’ and ‘she’s
saying no to being the stereotypical female.’”
Billie went on to add that even her parents
have given her ‘positive’ comments about
the way she dresses that have a slut-shaming
element to them, adding, “I can’t overstate
how strongly I do not appreciate that, at
all…
I don’t like that there’s this weird new
world of supporting me by shaming people that
may not want to dress like me.”
Billie follows a long list of celebs who have
addressed the constant scrutiny when it comes
to their bodies, almost as if outsiders think
they have full ownership.
Taylor Swift recently addressed her own experiences
with an eating disorder during her Netflix
documentary Miss Americana, and revealed that
she would starve herself so much that she
felt she was going to pass out by the end
of her shows.
Lizzo also has no problem addressing the double
standard of showing off her body in a bikini
vs. other celebrities, when TikTok took down
one of her videos last week without her consent,
yet everyone else on the platform are able
to show off their bodies.
Billie is one of many empowering females who
are owning the bodies they’ve been blessed
with, and sharing that with the platform she’s
been given.
Her message has already generated thousands
of positive responses, and it seems like this
is only the beginning for Billie.
So right now, I wanna hear all your thoughts
on Billie’s body-shaming segment and if
you were you just as surprised as fans were
to see this, so get the conversation going
down here in the comments.
After that, don’t forget to click right
over here to hear why fans are concerned about
Dove Cameron after giving an emotional update
on her mental health.
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