'When are we going to stop reducing women’s entire existence to the way they look?'
The discourse around celebrity bodies is tired. First it was Adele, then Lizzo, then Selena. Now it’s"I don't do this often, I don't like it, I'm not good at it," she began in a recent TikTok. "I just wanted to address your concerns about my body and talk a little bit about what it means to be a person with a body and to be seen and to be paid such close attention to.
Just like Ariana, I have had to weather the storm of conversations around my body and weight for my entire life. We may be at other ends of the weight scale, but the “I’m just concerned about your health” rhetoric is something we have in common. "What about health?" is a phrase we often hear when conversations about body size come up. And I think the phrase tends to be a cop-out for people who have no idea how to respond in a respectful and informed way to discussions about health and weight.
What message does it send when we reduce these women’s entire existence to the way they look? Can we not normalise the fact that bodies change throughout a person's lifetime for many reasons, including hormonal changes, mental health, physical health, medication changes, and age?
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