If I have to read one more tumblr post or tweet that criticizes Lily James on her small waist I’m going to reach through my goddamn screen and rip people’s eyes out. There is no reason at all to shame a woman about her own natural body. Instead of focusing on her acting or the ways Kenneth Branagh reimagines Cinderella, people are actually putting energy into bitching about Lily’s body? Are you serious?
Now this phenomenal actress has had to spend her time on the new movie’s promotional tour defending and justifying her own body. And she shouldn’t fucking have to. She has a healthy attitude towards her body, and it’s disgusting how a huge amount of “sjws” are coming down on her for having a naturally small waist accentuated by a corset ballgown. And, for those of you who aren’t familiar with corsets, that’s exactly what corsets are supposed to do. For those of you who are bashing her and screaming body acceptance, that is not body acceptance, that’s only criticizing the “idealized” skinny body.
There is nothing helpful, healthy or feminist about shaming a woman for being skinny any more than there is about shaming a woman for being fat. And it’s unfortunate that so much attention is being paid to her body instead of celebrating the way her character in the film is not a victim saved by a prince, but a courageous young woman who refuses to let her circumstances define her.
So next time you find yourself inclined to criticize a woman’s size, you’d best take a step back and take a good hard look at your sjw views because the shaming of any body helps no one.
atosmic