The American singer Billie Eilish is one of the young faces of international music who has done the most for feminism and for the fight against the sexualization of women and their bodies.
Eilish is one of the most successful artists of the moment and, despite risking her image, her fame and her popularity, she has always been clear and open about the problems she suffers with some followers and with the media. For a long time, the American singer dressed in baggy clothes, sweatshirts and a ‘masculine’ image because she has a lot of chest and on many occasions the conversation revolved around her cleavage rather than her music or talent.
Her ability to transmit the social message with her songs and speeches, her interviews talking about mental health or anxiety and the naturalness that she always shows are some of the keys that crown her as one of the most beloved artists in the industry today.
Some time ago, the Grammy Award winner decided to start dressing the way she wants without thinking about what they will say and trying to ignore all those uncomfortable comments. Due to this change, the American has received a lot of hate on social networks, as well as many messages that ensure that she is a “sold out” and that she has changed her image to fit the social mold.
Faced with such a wave of comments, the artist could not take it anymore and was comfortable talking about the subject through her Instagram stories last weekend. “I spent the first 5 years of my career completely ‘erased’ by you fools for being a boy and dressing the way I did constantly being told I’d be sexier if I acted like a woman,” she angrily explained.
”Now that I feel comfortable enough to wear something remotely feminine or appropriate, I ‘changed’ and ‘sold’ myself. You are idiots,” the Happier Than Ever and Everything I Wanted singer said indignantly.
The 21-year-old did not hesitate to express that she is fed up with the situation and that people should just “let women exist.” She also wanted to make clear something that many don’t seem to understand: “Femininity does not equal weakness.”
Lastly, the artist reflected in her stories about how nice it is that everyone expresses themselves “differently at different times”, so it is not uncommon for someone to change their way of dressing, their style, their musical genre or whatever you really want.
