Billie Eilish says she 'can't win' after being criticised for swimsuit post
Billie Eilish
American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is hitting back at folks criticising her for sharing a swimsuit post of herself earlier this year that was shot during a tropical vacation while being a proponent for body positivity.
According to the news agency, the 18-year-old singer spoke candidly about being trolled by people on social media who have come to love her baggy style but who have since turned on her because she`s put herself out in the open.
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The Grammy winner singer recalled in an interview with Dazed magazine and said, "It was trending. I saw comments like, `How dare she talk about not wanting to be sexualized and wear this?!` There were comments like, `I don`t like her anymore because as soon as she turns 18 she's a w***e.` Like, dude. I can`t win."
The 'Bad Guy'singer who has become the go-to young celebrity for baggy fashion and oversized one-of-a-kind pieces, explained to Teen Vogue in a May 2019 interview the idea behind her signature look, stating that she simply does it to deter people from having anything negative to say about her body.
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Eilish said in a behind-the-scenes video for a Calvin Klein campaign, "Nobody can have an opinion [on my body] because they haven't seen what`s underneath. Nobody can be like, 'she's slim-thick','she's not slim-thick','she's got a flat a**,` 'she's got a fat a**',No one can say any of that because they don`t know."
Over time, the 'Lovely'songstress, said she grew to love and appreciate her body and began to see differences in her appearance.
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Billie told the outlet that, last year, there was a point where she was naked and she didn't recognise her body [because] she hadn`t seen it in a while. She told the outlet. "I would see it sometimes and be like, `Whose body is that?`"She added, "It`s not that I like [my body] now, I just think I`m a bit more OK with it."
The 'I Love You'crooner said that despite the wide-ranging response she receives on her appearance, she absolutely believes she`ll improve her confidence as she matures and grows older.
She shared that if she wore a dress to something, she would be hated for it. People would say that 'you've changed, how dare you do what you've always rebelled against?` and said, "I'm like, 'I`m not rebelling against anything, really.` I can`t stress it enough. I`m just wearing what I wanna wear."
The 'No Time To Die'songstress said that if there's a day when "I'm like, `You know what, I feel comfortable with my belly right now, and I wanna show my belly,` I should be allowed to do that."
