Whats up you guys, it's Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News and our girl Billie
Eilish is a young artist who isn’t afraid to speak her truth. And while it’s disgusting
that people have tried to pass judgement on her body, Billie Eilish always comes out on
top with the most tasteful and epic clapbacks.
It's no secret that unfortunately Billie has fallen victim to harsh criticism of her body
during her time in the spotlight, time and time again. For some odd reason there are
people - often adults - who feel the need to criticize an 18-year-old’s physical appearance.
Like, seriously?!?
Billie revealed back in 2019 that people criticizing her body is actually the reason for her signature
baggy style, saying, QUOTE “What I like about just dressing like I’m 800 sizes bigger
than I am is it kind of gives nobody the opportunity to judge what your body looks like.”
And Billie’s signature baggy and edgy style has become her trademark on the red carpet
and during her performances. However, the few times that she’s given people a glimpse
into her world in moments she isn’t dressed in her usual style - for example, like the
time she shared photos of herself in a bikini while vacationing in Hawaii, Billie received
intense backlash for apparently dressing “too provocatively.”
So yeah, she’s basically damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t…
One recent example that caused waves on the internet and headlines is a situation where
a picture of Billie straying from her usual baggy style went viral as a result of internet
trolls who felt the need to share their negative thoughts on Billie’s appearance.
It all started on October 12th when one user posted a paparazzi photo of Billie wearing
a tank top and shorts with the caption QUOTE, “In 10 months Billie Eilish has developed
a mid-30’s wine mom body.”
Ummm, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, not sure if we’re looking at the
same photo?! All I’m seeing is a healthy 18-year-old woman who’s probably just out
grabbing coffee or some groceries and didn’t ask for unwarranted opinions from strangers,
most of which are grown MEN.
There were also other negative comments that flowed on from this one, but you know what,
I’m not even going to share any of them, because I think the point has been made with
that one ignorant tweet.
Despite the negative comments, ‘Billie Eilish’ ended up trending on Twitter, but for good
reason. Fans rallied around Billie in defense of the disgusting and very harmful comments
on her body like this user who tweeted, “No wonder Billie Eilish wears baggy clothes.
She's 18 and has her body judged by grown a** men!”
And this person who said, “Billie Eilish is beautiful! PLEASE, do not body shame her,
or anyone for that matter. Body shaming is not “news” or “gossip” it’s HARMFUL
and UNACCEPTABLE.” And we couldn’t agree more!! And not only
were fans voicing their strong views on this unacceptable trolling, Billie also shared
a powerful response in true Queen fashion. She shared a TikTok video of YouTuber Chizi
Duru to her Instagram stories amid the paparazzi photo trending, talking about normalizing
womens’ bodies and how women's bodies we see on Instagram aren’t always “real”.
“Y’all gotta start normalizing your bodies, alright? Not everybody has the wagon behind
them, ok? Guts are normal! They’re normal. Boobs sag, especially after breastfeeding.
Instagram isn’t real.”
Yasss Billie & Chizi Duru, say it louder for the people in the back!
And on the topic of Billie clapping back in the most EPIC ways, a month after that viral
tweet, Billie released her latest hit track, “Therefore I Am” alongside a powerful
music video. The title quotes 17th century French Philosopher, Rene Decartes’ famous
statement, “I think, therefore I am” and without getting too philosophical, ‘Therefore
I Am’ demonstrates, “the fact you can’t doubt that you exist because you’re the
one having that doubt.”
In other words, it means that while we may doubt our existence from time to time, the
fact that we are able to have that thought proves that we are existing.
But how does Billie use this idea in her song? Billie uses the statement as a way to say
she doesn’t care about what people may think of her and nobody’s opinions matter - presumably,
whether it's about her body or anything else. She sings, “I’m not your friend or anything/
Damn, you think that you’re the man/ I think, therefore, I am.” And Billie’s music video
drops more hints about the message she is conveying as she runs around an empty mall,
eating literally anything she wants - Chipotle, pretzels, donuts - and it’s clear she could
care less what anyone thinks while she does it.
If that doesn’t sound and look like a slap in the face to her body-shamers, then maybe
this lyric does, “Stop, what the hell are you talking about?/ Get my pretty name outta
your mouth.” And that’s on periodt! And there are plenty more clues in the lyrics
that Billie is taking aim and clapping back at those who want to criticise her, as deciphered
by many fans who took to Twitter to share things like QUOTE: “To people who bodyshame
Billie Eilish, need to know she doesn't give a f about your mouth. ~cause she's on top
of the world and yours isn't real, It's just an ideal~
And “it’s the way mama said F*** THE MEDIA. i can eat whatever the f*** i want and how
ever much i want. BODY POSITIVITY THIS IS MY WOMAN. “
Ours too, we stan.
It's so disappointing to see Billie become the target of thoughtless body shaming like
this on more than one occasion. However, earlier this year in March, you might recall that
Billie took a powerful stance against body shamers during the opening night of her Where
Do We Go world tour in Miami, commenting on the double standards women face while addressing
the backlash she constantly faces for choosing to not show off her body.
In videos posted to social media from the concert, Billie was seen removing her top
and lowering herself into a pool of black water, all while facing the critical responses
to her trademark style. And while the clip was rolling, Billie can be heard delivering
an empowering statement about body-shaming and being objectified by the media until she
sinks into water.
Then later in May, Billie released this footage herself as a three-and-a-half minute short
film called Not My Responsibility and it was just as powerful as fans remember it.
The entire short is so powerful and vulnerable, and some of the passages from this piece include
QUOTE “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?”
Billie also shares QUOTE, “If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed
the layers, I am a slut. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge
me for it. Why?" In the final statement during the interlude,
Billie put the criticism back on society for making QUOTE “assumptions about people based
on their size.” Billie received massive amounts of praise
for her vulnerability as you could hear the pain in her voice, but it seems there will
always be critics who can’t help but share their crude opinions on a female’s body.
But like I said at the top of this video, Billie always comes out on top with the most
tasteful and epic clapbacks. And thankfully Billie seems to know how to tame the trolls,
which is one of many reasons why we love her and will always have her back!
In the meantime, to see how fans rallied around Billie after that recent body-shaming incident,
click right over here for another Clevver video:
Then be sure to drop some love for Billie and tell me what your favorite thing about
her is in the comment section below. I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on
Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, I’ll catch you later, bye!