Actress Emily Ratajkowski hit back at critics who slammed her racy video shoot for Love magazine’s advent calendar — which saw the model clad in lingerie and sensually covering herself in mounds of pasta — calling the negative reaction “classic sexism.”
In a statement Wednesday Ratajkowski defended the shoot from her most vocal critics, among them British TV personality Piers Morgan, who claimed “global bimbo” Ratajkowski was “promoting feminism.”
“Lol never said my love video was a feminist statement,” she wrote. “But now it’s worth saying that telling women what to do with their bodies & sexuality is actually just classic sexism. I can have opinions about feminism & also do sexy photo shoots k thanks.”
The raunchy video via Love Magazine may not be safe for work:
Earlier this year Ratajkowski appeared to call out Hollywood, describing the entertainment industry as holding “anti-woman” employment practices and said she’s been turned down for acting roles because her breasts are “too big.”
“It’s like an anti-woman thing, that people don’t want to work with me because my boobs are too big,” she said in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar Australia. “What’s wrong with boobs? They’re a beautiful feminine thing that needs to be celebrated. Like, who cares? They are great big, they are great small. Why should that be an issue?”
Indeed, Ratajkowski is no stranger to showing her skin from social media to the red carpet.
Ratajkowski defended her position, saying that in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sex misconduct scandal women, as feminists, shouldn’t be responsible for how men perceive them.
“In the wake of the Harvey fallout and women coming forward with incredible amounts of sexual harassment cases, I have been so disappointed to hear women talk about ‘modesty’ and ‘our responsibility’ as if we need to, yet again, adjust to make it ‘easier’ for the rest of the world,” Ratajkowski said. “I’m tired of having to consider how I might be perceived by men if I wear the short skirt or post a sexy Instagram. I want to do what I want to do.”
COMMENTS
Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.