As one commented, “This should have been a simple photo in her holiday outfit, not this sultry one,” another said, “You should not do this in social media, think about your father’s image please.”
“I love my body, for everything it’s been through and everything it is. I’m keenly aware of what a fight it has been to get here…The inherent arrogance that allows one human to think they have the right to pass judgement on someone in this way is astounding. In 2025, we should be so far beyond this kind of idiocy- there are bigger battles to fight, but I just couldn’t accept this,” she said.
The “Breathing Under Water” artist added that she hasn’t got to this point “only to accept any banal, pathetic comments (male) strangers need to bring into my orbit”.
“For the people in the back: My body is not anyone else’s to comment on. My choices -all of them- are mine to make. To anyone else who receives these kinds of comments, either in public or in private, I see you, and I’m with you. It’s not your shame to carry, it’s theirs,” Shankar added.