In the past, we broke down the different celebrity clapbacks to body shaming. Today, we can add Selena Gomez to that list. Earlier this week she was spotted in a bikini and netizens tweeted harsh comments about her weight.
Although some fans came to her rescue, Selena decided to address these comments personally.
On Instagram, she posted a video of her and her friends on a boat in Australia. In the caption she wrote, “The beauty myth—an obsession with physical perfection that traps modern women in an endless cycle of hopelessness, self consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society’s impossible definition of flawless beauty. I chose to take care of myself because I want to, not to prove anything to anyone.”
Preach, Selena! We also think that this “beauty myth” should have been erased from everyone’s thinking a long time ago. Can’t women just live their lives in peace without people scrutinizing their every move? Apparently not but let’s all work on that, shall we?
[Nylon]
Photo courtesy of Selena Gomez’s Instagram account
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