Billie Eilish Says Abuse Of Minors Is ‘Everywhere’ & ‘Men Are Very Weak’ As She Reveals Her Own Trauma
In addition to defending her lingerie-laced British Vogue cover, Billie Eilish also talks about abuse of minors, claiming it’s “everywhere,” while revealing and detailing her own trauma of being taken advantage of. While the 19-year-old popstar refuses to elaborate or identify her abuser, she promotes her new single “Your Power;” which is an open letter to those who take advantage — mainly men.
Eilish then explains, “It’s not about that … It’s really not at all about one person. You might think, ‘It’s because she’s in the music industry’ — no, dude. It’s everywhere. 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. People forget that you can grow up and realize sh*t was f**ked up when you were younger. 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. ”
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She continues, “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 demoralizing to be in that position of thinking you know so much and then you realize, I’m being abused right now.” Eilish says, that was the exact situation she found herself in when younger. And or the critics claiming, “You’re going to complain about being taken advantage of as a minor, but then you’re going to show your boobs?,” Eilish responds, “Yes I am, motherf**ker! I’m going to because there’s no excuse. I really think the bottom line is, men are very weak. I think it’s just so easy for them to lose it. ‘You expect a dude not to grab you if you’re wearing that dress? Seriously, you’re that weak? Come on! Go masturbate!”
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