\n Billie Eilish<\/span> Carl Timpone\/BFA.com\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
She\u2019s growing up on her own terms. Billie Eilish<\/strong><\/a> slammed haters who criticized her fashion choices.<\/p>\n \u201cI spent the first five years of my career getting absolutely OBLITERATED by you fools for being boy-ish and dressing how I did & constantly being told I\u2019d be hotter if I acted like a woman,\u201d the \u201cHappier Than Ever\u201d songstress, 21, shared via her Instagram Story on Saturday, May 27. \u201cAnd now, when I feel comfortable enough to wear anything remotely feminine or fitting, I CHANGED and am a sellout \u2026 and \u2018what happened to her\u2019 oMg iT\u2019s nOt thE sAmE biLlie she\u2019s just like the rest, blah blah \u2026 you guys are true idiots.\u201d<\/p>\n She clapped back days after posting a short video of herself in a tight cropped T-shirt that showed off her pierced bellybutton and the top of the dragon tattoo on her hip. The Grammy Award winner finished the look with low rise jeans and a rainbow belt. Many commenters praised her, but several also criticized. \u201cWhatever happened to \u2018I don\u2019t want to be sexualized,’\u201d one viewer shared. Another added, \u201c\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f thought she was going to be different and not fall in line with the rest of these people.\u201d<\/p>\n For Eilish, it\u2019s not about being strictly masculine or feminine. She added via her Instagram Story, \u201ci can be BOTH you f\u2013king bozos \ud83e\udd13 LET WOMEN EXIST! :)))\u201d<\/p>\n The California native continued: \u201cFUN FACT! did you know that women are multifaceted!!!!!??? Shocking right?? believe it or not women can be interested in multiple things. \u2026 Also that femininity does not equal weakness???!!!!! omg?! insane right? who knew?? \u2026 and also totally unheard of and insane to want to express yourself differently at different times \ud83e\udd2f.\u201d<\/p>\n Eilish \u2014 who split from Jesse Rutherford<\/strong><\/a> earlier this month after less than one year of dating<\/a> \u2014 has long struggled with how to get fans to accept that she\u2019s growing and changing. When she graced the June 2021 cover of Vogue<\/em> in a corset<\/a>, her social media accounts lost over 100,000 followers.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople hold on to these memories and have an attachment. But it\u2019s very dehumanizing,\u201d she told Elle<\/em><\/a> the following September of the backlash. \u201cI lost 100,000 followers, just because of the boobs. People are scared of big boobs.\u201d<\/p>\n She added that people misinterpret her intentions all the time. \u201cThe other day, I decided to wear a tank top. It wasn\u2019t even a provocative shirt,\u201d she recalled. \u201cBut I know people are going to say, \u2018Holy f\u2013k, she\u2019s dressing sexy and trying to make a statement.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018No, I\u2019m not. It\u2019s 500 degrees and I just want to wear a tank top.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Billie](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Billie-Eilish-Claps-Back-About-Feeling-Comfortable-Enough-to-Express-Her-Femininity-Inline.jpg?w=700&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Billie Eilish<\/span> Stephen Lovekin\/BEI\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n