Ariana Grande has finally revealed how she deals with society’s beauty standards.
The actress and singer, who has been criticized for months for her skinny figure, became emotional as she addressed the “overwhelming” pressure women feel to “always look perfect.”
I’ve kind of been doing this (in show business) in front of the public and I’ve been kind of a specimen in a petri dish since I was 16 or 17, so I’ve heard it all,” Ariana said .
“I’ve heard all the versions of what’s wrong with me. And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons,” she added. “But it’s everything, even the simplest thing, about your appearance, you know?”
THE Bang Bang The hitmaker added that it’s “hard to shield yourself from that noise” when “you’re young and you hear all kinds of things.”
Ariana continued, “I think it’s an uncomfortable thing no matter how much you experience it, even if you go to Thanksgiving dinner and someone’s grandmother says to you, ‘Oh my God, you look skinnier!’ What happened?’ or ‘You look heavier!’ What happened?'”
Warning: Commenting on someone’s looks is ‘dangerous’, she said: ‘I think in today’s society there is a comfort that we shouldn’t have at all – commenting on looks about others, how they look, what they think is going on behind the scenes. or health or how they present themselves.
“From what you wear on your body, to what you wear on your face, to everything you wear… people have a sense of comfort about it that I think is really dangerous, and I think it’s dangerous for all parties involved,” said the Wicked »added the actress.
