Ultimately, it’s all distraction from her voice, which has won several Grammy awards and sold millions of albums.
Still, her words are particularly relevant to Eilish, a woman who is barely old enough to vote yet has already had her appearance dissected for years.Īs BuzzFeed’s Scaachi Koul wrote, Eilish’s goal has been and always is to completely ignore the conversation about her body. Sure, it’s probably worse to say something bad about how someone looks, but again, why do we even need to say anything at all?ĭuru’s comments were directed at anyone who makes judgments, good or bad, about a woman’s body. But I feel you watching, always, and nothing I do goes unseen.”Įilish’s point here is that any opinion - critical or supportive, negative or uplifting - is contributing to a larger scrutiny of her that is ultimately both unhealthy and wrong. The “Bad Guy” singer discussed the video’s purpose during a March 9 concert in Miami, where she told the crowd that some people “hate what I wear.”
That clip, which was also shown during Eilish’s latest tour, features the singer removing several layers of her usual attire. In the past, Eilish has sent that message with her outfit choices, in interviews and through a short film she released earlier this year. Period end of story,” one Twitter user wrote. “Can we please normalize Billie wearing tank tops and showing skin. In sum: Her body is quite literally nobody’s business but her own. Others responded with a more nuanced opinion, which is in line with the stance Eilish has taken all along. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.