Faced with criticism of her physique, Emily Ratajkowski strikes back

“I almost didn’t post these photos.” Three days ago, American model Emily Ratajkowski posted a photo of herself on her Instagram account. On the two shots, we can see the young woman pictured on her way to the CFDA. To attend the Council of American Fashion Designers, which annually awards “Fashion Oscars”, Emily Ratajkowski is dressed as Miu Miu. Sweater layered with a shirt, all in a crop top, and a long, low-waisted pleated skirt, revealing her muscular belly. It is moreover this part of his body which made the Net surfers react strongly in comments.

“Am I the only one who thinks she looks unhealthy?”, “Eat something, girl”, “Her body is scary”, in English, French or Italian, each commented on their appearance, their supposed state of health, and their objective opinion on what is and is not beautiful. A set of criticisms that the actress and model had presumably been prepared to have. Later, still on Instagram, she said: “I almost didn’t post these photos because I knew the controversy they would spark, but it’s my body and I’m not going to be guided by shame.” Regularly criticized on her physique, Emily Ratajkowski can now anticipate the remarks she will receive, but has decided to post anyway. And she is right.

Bodyshaming throughout his career

Too naked, too thin, too provocative, Emily Ratajkowski’s body has been regularly criticized since the start of her career. Spotted in the clip “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke, on the set of which she has since claimed that he assaulted her, the model had quickly been erected by many media as a “sex symbol”. A status that has gone hand in hand with the harsh and constant criticism from the public. A convinced feminist, the young woman has always assumed her plasticity and made it a real fight, that of the reappropriation of their body by women. A philosophy that she has also developed in her book My Body released on November 9. She reflects on her own experience as a woman and a publicized personality, and on the fetishization and obsession with the body and sexuality of women, especially in the fashion and film industries.

Article written in collaboration with 6medias