Her refusal to play the sexy game, likely born out of sheer apathy, is now seen as a sort of protest. In a deliberate bid to hose down those with too many opinions on what clothes she chooses to wear, Eilish has found her “non-style” a bit of a talking point. But we were in dire need of a maverick, a firebrand, and now we’ve got one. These stars are, more often than not, the sort of pleasant blank canvas that teenage girls (and boys) can project their fantasies and aspirations on something that has made pop music successful for decades. Even the most talented and spirited artists, from Lizzo to Adele, are rarely written about without reference to their bodies. There is something depressingly uniform about their Insta-friendly gait, their inoffensively pretty gloss their apparent compliance in using their bodies as their prime commodity. Many of today’s biggest female pop icons have taken a careworn path. But then you realise that this clapping back against the norm makes her the perfect kind of popstar, albeit one probably ahead of her time. On first impression, Billie Eilish doesn’t look like your “typical” pop star, with her shock of neon green hair and a heavy-lidded stare that gives nothing away. It’s the very definition of body neutrality, which in the pop world is a vantage point that borders on the radical. But of course, everyone sees it as ‘she’s saying no to being sexualised’ and ‘she’s saying no to being the stereotypical female’,” Billie told V Magazine earlier this year. She’s got a fat ass.’ No one can say any of that because they don’t know. “Nobody can be like ‘oh, she’s slim thick. It's the very definition of body neutrality, which in the pop world is a vantage point that borders on the radical She did however share a video from TikTok in which YouTuber Chizi Duru summed up what most normal-thinking people feel. One commentator – male, older, presumably has six fewer Grammy awards than Billie Eilish – made mention of her “mid-30s wine mom body”, resulting in an almighty backlash.īodyshaming is the ultimate weapon wielded against women in the public eye, but Eilish appears largely unfazed by the commentary. Some felt compelled to make public note of her very normal, non-Photoshopped body. The Grammy-award winning singer wasn’t going the full Kardashian on it by any means, although the online commentary seems to have thought so. This wouldn't normally be news, but amid the current glut of flesh-flashing pop pixies, Eilish's trademark style – hoodies, baggy shorts, heavy boots, a general air of sexless, uncompromising originality – become a talking point. But this is a weird year, and so here we are.Īnd so it was this week, singer Billie Eilish (18) was photographed by paparazzi going about her business in an unremarkable tank-top. It’s a sorry, and slightly ironic, state of affairs when popstars need to conform and blend in with the “sexy set” if they don’t want others talking about their physical appearance.
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