Being featured in a magazine's cover story, the 'You Only Love Me' songstress opens up about being treated differently as a woman in the entertainment industry her whole career.
- May 12, 2023
AceShowbiz - Rita Ora has had something to say about the "extremely misogynistic" criticisms over her style. Being featured as the May coverstar of Glamour magazine, the "You Only Love Me" singer got real about her experience being discriminated as a woman in the entertainment industry.
When discussing her career in the interview for her cover story, the 32-year-old singer was asked about how she felt about "the constant judgement and almost obsessive tabloid attention for things unrelated to her work." She first responded by pointing out, "Anyone that draws outside the lines is going to get that."
The "Anywhere" singer went on to elaborate, "How do I think women are treated differently? Have you got all day? I've had it my whole career." Listing her unpleasant experiences, she stated, "Having people judge what I wear, saying, 'Is she too naked?' Or, 'Can she say things like that?' I find it extremely misogynistic."
Rita then explained why she has always liked Madonna. "Because she knew not everyone was going to agree with her. And she just did it anyway," she reasoned. "I'm thanking her for that, because that's given me the ability to be more outrageous, a bit more outlandish with things: how I dress, things I might say."
"I'm not perfect, but I think that's what keeps my fans entertained the most. I've never drawn within the lines. I'd like to think all the mistakes I've made, and all the decisions I've made, I own up to. I don't run away from them," the wife of Taika Waititi additionally reflected.
Elsewhere in the cover story, Rita talked about why she felt responsible for her family. "My parents never put the pressure on me; my childhood was a happy and amazing one. Some people may not know just how much of a sacrifice I've made just to make sure my loved ones are OK," she stated.
"I always talk about this in my therapy sessions, how insane it is for [refugee] children that we subconsciously take this upon ourselves. We weren't the richest of the rich, but we weren't the poorest of the poor," she continued. "There was a middle ground of confusion - where my parents could take us shopping one day, but we couldn't pay this for school the next."
"I've always had that pressure of thinking, 'If I dont succeed, then will we go back to where we came from?' I don't know what that feeling is, because I never actually grew up in Kosovo and life before the war was meant to be good," she went on to explain. "I grew up in London. So it's almost like fearing something that isn't really there."
