Billie Eilish’s New Short Film Addresses Body Shamers

In a short film released on May 27, Billie Eilish is speaking directly to body shamers — and her message is powerful.Eilish, 18, has been outspoken about how public scrutiny of her body has affected her in the past. In an interview with Dazed earlier this year, she talked about reading the comments left under pictures she posted of herself on vacation. “There were comments like, ‘I don’t like her anymore because as soon as she turns 18 she’s a whore,’” Eilish said. “Like, dude. I can’t win. I cannot win.”

PHOTO: KEVIN WINTER/GETTY IMAGES FOR RADIO.COM.In a short film released on May 27, Billie Eilish is speaking directly to body shamers — and her message is powerful.Eilish, 18, has been outspoken about how public scrutiny of her body has affected her in the past. In an interview with Dazed earlier this year, she talked about reading the comments left under pictures she posted of herself on vacation. “There were comments like, ‘I don’t like her anymore because as soon as she turns 18 she’s a whore,’” Eilish said. “Like, dude. I can’t win. I cannot win.”

In her new film, titled “Not My Responsibility,” Eilish slowly undresses, then sinks into a pool of black water, while speaking directly to the audience in a haunting voiceover. “Some people hate what I wear. Some people praise it. Some people use it to shame others. Some people use it to shame me,” she says in the video, which she posted to YouTube and her Instagram page. “Would you like me to be smaller? Softer? Taller? Would you like me to be quiet?”She continues, saying, “If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I’m a slut. Though you’ve never seen my body, you still judge it and judge me for it. Why?”