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- Billie Eilish is appearing on the cover of the June issue of British Vogue.
- Eilish discussed her new single, “Your Power,” which details a sexually abusive relationship between an adult and a minor.
- The singer stated all of her peers have undergone a similar experience.
Billie Eilish addressed the widespread implications of sexual abuse on the youth in a new interview.
Appearing on the cover of the June issue of British Vogue, Eilish discussed her new single, “Your Power,” a song that details a sexually abusive relationship between an adult and a minor, and said that all people her age have had similar experiences to some extent.
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“[The song is] really not about one person. You might think, ‘it’s because she’s in the music industry’, no dude. It’s everywhere,” she said. “I don’t know one girl or woman who hasn’t had a weird experience or a really bad experience. And men, too – young boys are taken advantage of constantly.”
Eilish continued, “It doesn’t matter who you are, what your life is, your situation, who you surround yourself with, how strong you are, how smart you are. You can always be taken advantage of. That’s a big problem in the world of domestic abuse or statutory rape – girls that were very confident and strong-willed finding themselves in situations where they’re like, ‘oh my god, I’m the victim here?’ And it’s so embarrassing and humiliating and demoralising to be in that position of thinking you know so much and then you realise, I’m being abused right now.”
Eilish also used the interview to discuss body positivity. The singer, who is known for her signature baggy clothing, wore a Gucci corset and skirt, an Agent Provocateur bra and latex gloves on the cover of the magazine.
In 2019, Eilish said that her clothing style was a reflection of toxic beauty standards, with her wearing baggy clothes because people cannot have an opinion on her body when they haven’t seen it.
On Instagram following her British Vogue cover reveal, the singer wrote, “I love these pictures and I loved doing this shoot. Do whatever you want whenever you want.”
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