Billie Eilish lost 100,000 followers for sharing this controversial photo
The 19-year-old singer revealed that an image of her that she posted on Instagram sparked a wave of criticism from her fans.
Billie Eilish reported that 100,000 followers of her stopped following her on her Instagram account after she published a photograph of her wearing a corset. "People are afraid of big breasts," said the 19-year-old singer.
The young woman she always had a trademark. She was known for wearing an iconic green at the roots with black tips and wearing oversized clothes, but a few months ago, she decided to start changing her classic look. She dyed her hair, began to sport light blonde hair, and began posing in tighter, more experimental outfits.
However, many of her followers did not accept her transformation and let her know. “People hold onto memories and have an attachment. But it's very dehumanizing, "Billie said Thursday in an interview with Elle magazine. Likewise, regarding the “rejection” that her fans felt when seeing her with a “new appearance”, the artist revealed: “I lost 100,000 followers, just because of her bust. People are afraid of a big bust ”.
The images in question were published by the young woman last July. These are photographs taken from a low angle in which she sees Billie with a Miaou brand corset with a stamp with tomatoes where the word "Tomato" was also read.
Although the image was celebrated by many netizens, some haters wrote that the publication gave them “someone else's embarrassment” and that the music industry had changed it.
Billie has been in show business since she was very young and each of her choices is thoroughly analyzed on the networks. Even if she has no intention of being judged or sending a message with her clothes or her hair, she knows that she will.
“The other day I decided to wear a tank top. It wasn't even a provocative shirt. But I know people are going to say, "She dresses sexy and she's trying to make a statement." And the truth is that no, I'm not trying to do that. It's 500 degrees and I just want to wear a tank top ‘”, said the young woman.
The accusations
Last May, the artist posed for the cover of Vogue UK magazine. On that occasion, the young woman decided to wear a set of lingerie, high heels and wear a new hair color and she referred to the relationship of women with her body.
“It's about what makes you feel good. If you want to operate, operate. If you want to wear a dress that someone thinks makes you look giant, fuck it, if you feel like you look good, you look good. " As if she could have anticipated the criticism she received, she added: “Suddenly you are a hypocrite if you want to show your skin, you automatically become a p ... If I am, then I am proud. Me and all the girls are p ... and fuck it. Let's turn it around and make it a power factor. Showing your body or not doing it shouldn't be a reason for them not to respect you ”.
Despite the strong message that the artist sought to give, the criticism was not long in coming. The Daily Mail even accused her of “selling out” and of changing her speech regarding her relationship with her body and the way she showed it. The article was titled: "Proof that money can make you change your values and sell you: fans of Billie Eilish are surprised to see that the singer changed from baggy clothes to lingerie despite promising that she would hide her body."
Despite the criticism, several voices were raised to defend Billie. "I'll fix it for you," wrote British journalist and feminist activist Emily Clarkson, in an image that went viral and that Billie herself shared on her Instagram Stories. Capturing the Daily Mail headline, Clarkson argues that Vogue UK's production is actually "Proof that women can change their mind and claim autonomy over their bodies." Furthermore, she points out that instead of having "broken a promise", Eilish simply formed a new opinion, different from the ones she expressed as a teenager.
"She hid her body for years because she did not want to be sexualized," Clarkson wrote in the post shared by the singer. “She made this decision when she was a child. Because she knew how grown-ups can be. These decisions are what we have all made: "The school skirts must not be too short or they will distract the children!" She went to those extremes because she had to, ”she argued.
