“Women themselves aren’t exempt from speaking badly about other women.”
I first became aware of Rachel when the casting for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was announced. I did not know anything about her and although I was excited for the adaptation I never looked into the actors casted for the project until two months before the movie came out. The reason why I started reading about her was because of the influx of tiktoks and tweets I was seeing everyday of people saying the worst possible things about her. I initially thought that she might have done something the internet deemed “problematic”. However when i searched her name on twitter the only thing that would come up was those two clips of her interviews talking about snow white. I was baffled by the internet’s reaction to her words because even now I can’t comprehend what upset so many people. You would think from the way incels talked, and still talk, about her that she’s a criminal. But what made me furious was the way so many women were saying awful things about her. I can understand (but I can’t excuse) men being misogynistic but what happened to women supporting women, let alone supporting such a young woman who has spent years living under the public’s scrutiny? It was disappointing to watch, although it should not be surprising since, as you too mention, there are too many examples of women getting criticised simply for the way they breathe.
“All this vile behaviour towards women who simply do not want to be put into a box or be defined by other people. Whatever you do it’s either not enough or “too much” and something no one asked for.”
This makes me so sad because I can’t even imagine our world being accepting of women. Whether you are famous or not, if you are a woman you can’t exist in our society without having others trying to dictate what to do or who to be. I admire Rachel and I look up to her because it takes a lot to have the courage to be the person you want to be. She stays true to herself, both as a person and an artist, and she still manages to do that despite hearing the most vile insults about herself.
This was a great read and even though it focuses on Rachel, it still touches on bigger issues in modern society and internet culture. Lastly there are some parts I would love to share on twitter but I’d like to ask first if you are comfortable with that (I will of course credit you!!). Great writing once again, I loved it and I love miss Rachel Zegler, who deserves to only have pieces this beautiful written about her.
once again you have hit the nail on the head!!! i will spare you from a long message this time haha!! but i am so glad that you didn’t listen to what strangers on the internet had to say about her. it has been absolutely awful for her ever since she hit post on that cover in 2018 and as you said, it is absolutely admirable that she still kept on going and proceeded to take over the industry. a remarkable young woman for sure.
also you’re absolutely free to share some snippets on your twitter. and thank you, this was again such a lovely comment to come back to.
“Women themselves aren’t exempt from speaking badly about other women.”
I first became aware of Rachel when the casting for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was announced. I did not know anything about her and although I was excited for the adaptation I never looked into the actors casted for the project until two months before the movie came out. The reason why I started reading about her was because of the influx of tiktoks and tweets I was seeing everyday of people saying the worst possible things about her. I initially thought that she might have done something the internet deemed “problematic”. However when i searched her name on twitter the only thing that would come up was those two clips of her interviews talking about snow white. I was baffled by the internet’s reaction to her words because even now I can’t comprehend what upset so many people. You would think from the way incels talked, and still talk, about her that she’s a criminal. But what made me furious was the way so many women were saying awful things about her. I can understand (but I can’t excuse) men being misogynistic but what happened to women supporting women, let alone supporting such a young woman who has spent years living under the public’s scrutiny? It was disappointing to watch, although it should not be surprising since, as you too mention, there are too many examples of women getting criticised simply for the way they breathe.
“All this vile behaviour towards women who simply do not want to be put into a box or be defined by other people. Whatever you do it’s either not enough or “too much” and something no one asked for.”
This makes me so sad because I can’t even imagine our world being accepting of women. Whether you are famous or not, if you are a woman you can’t exist in our society without having others trying to dictate what to do or who to be. I admire Rachel and I look up to her because it takes a lot to have the courage to be the person you want to be. She stays true to herself, both as a person and an artist, and she still manages to do that despite hearing the most vile insults about herself.
This was a great read and even though it focuses on Rachel, it still touches on bigger issues in modern society and internet culture. Lastly there are some parts I would love to share on twitter but I’d like to ask first if you are comfortable with that (I will of course credit you!!). Great writing once again, I loved it and I love miss Rachel Zegler, who deserves to only have pieces this beautiful written about her.
once again you have hit the nail on the head!!! i will spare you from a long message this time haha!! but i am so glad that you didn’t listen to what strangers on the internet had to say about her. it has been absolutely awful for her ever since she hit post on that cover in 2018 and as you said, it is absolutely admirable that she still kept on going and proceeded to take over the industry. a remarkable young woman for sure.
also you’re absolutely free to share some snippets on your twitter. and thank you, this was again such a lovely comment to come back to.
this is great lesley. very thought provoking, with comments on conversations that should not stop until things are corrected
thank you friend, it really is something the public should address more!! i am glad you enjoyed reading!!!