Florence Pugh has hit back at body-shamers after rocking a sheer Valentino dress that revealed her nipples, calling the men ‘vulgar’ for trying to ‘destroy a woman’s body’.
The fight with my family star, 26, attended the Valentino Haute Couture Fall/Winter 22/23 fashion show in Rome, Italy, wearing a hot pink dress that featured a full-length tulle skirt, with a sheer neckline, which gave a subtle view of Her breasts.
But after noticing some people had opinions about her choice of dress on social media, the actress shared a powerful post calling some of the men’s comments “vulgar” and slamming those who choose to “publicly destroy the body of men.” a woman”.
“Listen, I knew when I was wearing this amazing Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn’t be a comment on it,” she began. the post office.
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The Black Widow The actor went on to say that she was “excited” to wear the dress and not nervous.
“What’s been interesting to watch and see is how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for all to see. You do it even with your job titles and work emails in your bio…?” she continued.
“It’s not the first time and it certainly won’t be the last time a woman has heard what’s wrong with her body from a crowd of strangers, what’s worrying is how some some of you may be vulgar.”
Thankfully, however, the star says she’s come to terms with the ‘complexities’ of her body that make her unique and is now ‘happy with all the ‘flaws’ I couldn’t bear to look at when I was 14 year”.
“Many of you wanted to let me know aggressively how disappointed you were with my ‘small boobs’ or how embarrassed I should be for having a ‘flat chest’,” she continued.
“I have lived in my body for a long time. I am fully aware of the size of my chest and I am not afraid of it.
“What’s most concerning is… Why are you so scared of boobs? Small? Big? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none? What. It’s. So. Terrifying.”
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Pugh then asked what happened to the people who were so “strongly upset” about the size of her breasts, and ordered them to “grow up”.
“I’m so grateful to have grown up in a household with very strong, powerful, curvy women,” she continued. “We were raised to find power in the folds of our bodies. To be loud while being comfortable.”
“Grow up. Respect people. Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans. Life will get a lot easier, I promise you,” she added.
“And all because of two cute little nipples…”
She concluded her post by adding the hashtag “#f**kingfreethef**kingnipple”.
After sharing her powerful message, Pugh was inundated with messages of support.
“You are truly amazing,” one wrote. “You put into words what so many people feel but cannot express.”
“Couldn’t have said it better,” agreed another. “Thank you for always speaking out on topics like this when no one else is talking about it.”
“Men show theirs or go shirtless oh so hot and gorgeous, women do it and everyone freaks out,” another user added.
“PREACH HER FLORENCE!!!” yet another user commented. “People need to stop commenting on women’s bodies. You looked amazing there!”
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Pugh isn’t the only one campaigning to “free the nipple.” Earlier this year Emily Clarkson called on social media platforms to stop controlling women’s bodies.
The 27-year-old social media activist – and daughter of Jeremy Clarkson – shared an image of herself in lingerie to take a stand against the fact that “the nipple is (still) not free”.
In her accompanying caption, Clarkson pointed out the hypocrisy of the rules surrounding men’s and women’s bodies: “Why, say, on a hot day in England, will you see hundreds of male nipples and yet the women who breastfeed their babies must do so under nappies in the restaurant bathrooms? she wrote.
“The nipple isn’t free. And we don’t have autonomy over our bodies. It’s time to change the narrative!”
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