The 'Blurred Lines' video vixen defends Kim Kardashian's naked selfie as she herself strips down to her birthday suit.
- Jul 7, 2016
AceShowbiz - Emily Ratajkowski ditches her clothes for Harper's Bazaar. The brunette stunner is horseback-riding naked in the pic. She bares her toned body as Lady Godiva and addresses controversy surrounding Kim Kardashian's naked selfie.
"A selfie is a sort of interesting way to reclaim the gaze, right?" the model says. "You're looking at yourself and taking a photo while looking at everyone. But also who cares? Kim's allowed to do what she wants. So I issued a series of tweets; she sent me flowers, thanking me, which was very sweet. We ended up running into each other and had this idea to take a similar selfie with our middle fingers up."
She adds, "Kim is someone who could be criticized for a lot of different things about what she represents, but to me it was an important moment to say, 'Even this person who you could criticize for all these different things doesn't deserve this response, right?' "
"When Lena Dunham takes her clothes off, she gets flack, but it's also considered brave; when Justin Bieber takes his shirt off, he's a grown-up. But when a woman who is sexual takes off her top, it plays into something," Emily continues. "[Also] there is a distinction in the reaction between, for example, Kim taking off her shirt and Lena. It's not fair to either of them."
The leggy star says, "The whole idea is that when Kim takes a nude selfie, she's just seeking attention. That's not the issue. A woman can be seeking attention and also make a statement. They don't need to be mutually exclusive."
