Billie Eilish & The Sexualization of Girls in Hollywood

[fakelove]

I saw a video of Billie Eilish taking off her clothing to protest against “body shaming.” However, her fans in the audience were screaming not because they care about the cause of body shaming, but because she is finally exposing her body. Something inevitable to happen for a female in Hollywood... especially after turning 18. Watching this video made me feel sad... since her whole “image” in the beginning was wearing baggy/unrevealing clothing. What do you guys think?

 

[Corvus Metus]

Considering most (although not all) of her fans are young women who are "not like other girls", I'd actually take her message at face value... And women I've know had similar issues. Dress conservatively? You're boring, a prude, etc. Dress to show off your body? You're a slut, shameless, etc.

 

[SatanIsUgly]

Even some of her fans noticed that this had nothing to do with “body positivity”. Under the comments on Inside Edition, a lot of the top comments were raging against this.. someone even said that it made them feel uncomfortable.

I believe this is a way to sexualize her.

 

[Aero]

I'm with the whole protest against body shaming.

 

[fakelove]

I'm with the whole protest against body shaming.

Yeah same but it’s weird how this is the method she uses.

 

[Frank Badfinger]

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[Dontbelievethetruth]

Even some of her fans noticed that this had nothing to do with “body positivity”. Under the comments on Inside Edition, a lot of the top comments were raging against this.. someone even said that it made them feel uncomfortable.

I believe this is a way to sexualize her.

Yes, i also believe that this is a way to sexualize her but more in disguised. It was obvious...

 

[Aero]

Yeah same but it’s weird how this is the method she uses.

I had the same initial reaction.

But then I thought fuck it. Body shaming is annoying and childish. So who cares about the delivery. Her main point is a good one.

 

[Erik Weisz]

Can't she just go away now?

 

[WintersFlowers]

i liked that she didn't show her body personally. It seems so many female singer celebrities, it almost feels like they have to. I get at the same time, i think maybe it's about exercising her choice when she wants to, and so that is good. but i do feel a little sad, cause she was doing something different i felt. But I think it's still okay, glad that she had been able to buck the trend and wear baggy clothes all that time, that's really neat to me.

 

[thursdayafternoon]

she had to be either a boy or a slut. and now she chose to be a slut. it's very logical and creative. I got emotional

 

[NotSatan]

I'm a fan of her so I respect whatever she chooses to do..I just think this is the wrong way to go about it. It's one thing to preach body positivity and wear what you want in your daily life and it's an entirely different thing to strip tease in front of 13 yr olds and their dad's for feminism. Call me old fashioned but I'm 26 and hip lol

Im just worried for her, I hope this doesn't overshadow her talent and bring out more hate and creeps. It's not like she showed off her body that much so I don't know why she felt the need to do this. Who was really talking shit before??

I feel like the industry men force their female stars to do shit like this and mask it as "body positivity" so they can have leverage against them if these women ever speak out against the men in power sexualizing them. It's extortion at its finest. All the executives have to say is this " oh you're gonna expose us? Look at all the sex you sold to young girls! Look who's guilty now. Nobody will believe your story because you look like a slut on tv. It's all your doing not us!" Even tho it was their formula. Hollywood makes its demons your own. You are the puppet.

 

[TheTruthIsOutThere]

This puppet does what her masters tell her to do, what a bore.

 

[staywideawake]

I was young at the time, but I distinctly remember there was a creepy countdown for the Olsen twins to turn 18. On TV. It was fucking bizarre.

 

[Erik Weisz]

I'm a fan of her ... I'm 26 and hip lol

 

[sadtruth]

Ofcourse they're going to sexualise her, and they're using "body positivity' to do it. Her showing her body goes against what she's been saying - but reminds you that she's just a puppet acting out their lines. It's sad.

 

[The Zone]

So, Billie preaches social distancing the other day, 24 hours after putting on a concert and sipping water and throwing the rest of it on the crowd where one girl can be heard yelling, "Gove me your Coronavirus." That is more concerning to me than her curious rise of being the it girl for generation confused.