Like many celebrities before her, Miley Cyrus used her Twitter platform to rant about critics who've recently commented on her weight.
“By calling girls like me fat this is what you’re doing to other people,” tweeted Ms. Cyrus, attaching a photo of a "severely emaciated woman."
“I love MYSELF & if you could say the same you wouldn’t be sitting on your computer trying to hurt others.”
The 18-year-old child star then posted another shot: of Marilyn Monroe wearing a one-piece bathing suit. “PROOF that you can be adored by thousands of men, even when your thighs touch,” read the caption.
“I don’t wanna be shaped like a girl I LOVE being shaped like a WOMAN & trust me ladies your man won't mind either ;)”
While Ms. Cyrus was on the right track, she went wrong by insisting that women's body image hinges on male approval.
Good for her for speaking out. We need more young feisty women like Ms. Cyrus and her friend, fellow ex-Disney star Demi Lovato, who re-tweeted Ms. Cyrus, saying “AMEN!” to the anti-fat sentiment.
Ms. Lovato previously sought treatment in 2010 after losing her voice on stage from chronic purging. She too lashed out on Twitter following comments on her weight: “I’ve gained weight. Get over it. That’s what happens when you get out of treatment for AN EATING DISORDER.”
Feistiest of all was probably British actress, Kate Winslet, who shamed GQ magazine back in 2003 into apologizing for Photoshopping her legs into "tiny sticks."
Do celebrities affect your own body image, or do you feel removed from the pressure they're under to look thin?
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