The famous singer, who in her thinnest days was worshiped as a “queen” or a “goddess”, is now ridiculed for daring to gain weight
Over the weekend, new photos of her Lana Del Rey went viral while in Malibu. The well-known songwriter looks different at 37 and with more kilos. Unfortunately, this different image of her has led to malicious comments, despite the fact that Del Rey’s “size” is simply none of our business.
There were also some who criticized her style, describing her clothes as awful and that she “couldn’t have found a less flattering outfit”. A similar outfit worn by, say, the supermodel Bella Hadid is commented on in a completely different way. Something older is not viewed in the same light. That very sense of style becomes warped and the target of shame and derision. The fact that this is still happening in 2022 shows how little we’ve moved away from thin privilege and lipophobia, with people who aren’t thin still having to work that much harder to prove they have style.
“Clothing isn’t considered stylish or trendy because the body wearing it isn’t,” says Chanelle Mauricette, a plus-size model who champions body positivity on her Instagram, as reported by the Independent newspaper. She continues: “Slim models and slim, striking and beautiful women compliment each other on their clothing choices because their looks are extended through their clothes. The same applies to older women, but with the opposite effect.”
When the body positivity movement became widespread on Instagram, many influencers started asking followers the following question: “Skinny or fit?”. This, obviously, was interpreted by many to mean that we needed to question the fashion content we are fed every day, take a step back and ask ourselves if the clothing a person is wearing is actually good or if we have just been taught to believe that it looks good because the person wearing it is thin…
The idea has been popularized over the past couple of years on TikTok, where a trend called “Skinny or Fashionable” saw users scrutinize the style of fashion favorites such as Kendall Jenner and Hailey Baldwin. Plus-size TikTokers started recreating outfits they saw on skinny celebrities and models, judging whether the outfits were actually interesting. But that wave of self-awareness didn’t last, and as the debate surrounding Del Rey’s appearance shows, we’re back to square one.
Curvy model and author Felicity Hayward says “the reason the public makes fun of someone’s weight is because we still live in a fat-phobic culture.”
She adds: “If you look back over the last 100 years and how women have been manipulated, particularly through body image, it’s no wonder we still have people trolling others for weight change. We need to stop policing the female body.”
To see Del Rey, who at her thinnest was worshiped as a “queen” or “goddess,” be torn apart for daring to put on weight is infuriating, the paper said in its article.
It perpetuates the idea that women should be ashamed of their changing bodies and that fatness should be hidden from public view. Wear whatever you want…
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