We hate this, because as Ratajkowski goes on to point out in her excellent letter, it’s only ever women who get criticized for being attention-seeking, though they’re simply pursuing their passions.
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From our sex lives to being successful in our careers, there are so many standards that women have to live up to that men just don’t. “In August a young woman, Karina Vetrano, was raped and murdered while on a jog in Queens, New York”, she writes.
The feisty brunette used the examples of Mick Jagger, 73, and Madonna, 58, in her essay, as she asked why the Rolling Stones star is applauded for dancing provocatively whilst shirtless, as Madonna is dubbed a “hot mess” for her scanty ensembles. “We understand that this is a part of his performance and artistic brand”, she says. In any case, they are both performers who undoubtedly like attention.
Instead of seeing her as bright and politically minded, people started calling her an “attention whore.”
“I realized then that I’ve been called an attention whore so often that I had nearly gotten used to it”.
Following struggles to come to terms with her own sexuality, and instances of body shaming, Emily has become a vocal champion of women’s rights and ability to portray their bodies in the way they see fit. She wrote, “Our culture has a double standard that runs so deep, many women have actually built up an automatic defense-attempting to be a step ahead of potential critics by making sure we have “real” reasons for anything we say or do”. It’s like a porthole cut into her dress for the express purposes of allowing everyone to get a reminder of what the side of her ass looks like.
With her striking looks and enviable figure, Emily garnered attention in the fashion world before she made the leap into movies, starring alongside Ben Affleck in 2014’s hit movie Gone Girl and 2015 drama We Are Your Friends. “So why does Madonna get flak for it while Jagger is celebrated?” “And as women we are accused of seeking attention more than men are, whether for speaking out politically, as I did, for dressing a certain way, or for even posting a selfie”.
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“We don’t owe anyone an explanation”, she wrote. “It’s not our responsibility to change the way we are seen-it’s society’s responsibility to change the way it sees us”. “Our society tells women we can’t be sexy and confident and opinionated about politics”.
