Rebel Wilson Slammed for Slut-Shaming Women in Bikinis
In a tweet about her love life, Rebel vented: “Why do guys always go for those bikini-clad vapid skanks? And not the smart, successful Australian girls??”
Why do guys always go for those bikini-clad vapid skanks? And not the smart, successful Australian girls??
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) August 7, 2016
She followed up with the standard disclaimer, “Just asking for a friend.”
Just asking for a friend.
— Rebel Wilson (@RebelWilson) August 7, 2016
The tweet, still up as of the posting of this article, left a lot of fans disappointed with her choice of words. Fans blasted her tweet as slut-shaming, for equating wearing a bikini with being a “skank.”
@RebelWilson does being in a bikini turn u vapid or are only vapid people allowed to wear them? Do Australians not wear bikinis? ????
— captain am(ari)ca ❤ (@ari_ferrari) August 7, 2016
@RebelWilson calling other women skanks isn’t cool, rebel. be better than slut-shaming.
— nell; (@mostly10) August 7, 2016
@RebelWilson Smart, Sucessful, Bikini Clad Vapid Skaks have their struggles too #StruggleIsReal ????????
— AJ (@thisistherealAJ) August 7, 2016
The 36-year-old star is single after splitting with comedian Mickey Gooch Jr. earlier this year.
Rebel has already opened up about how hard it is to date in Hollywood.
“I guess to make it in movies, a lot of people don’t realise how hard it is. And you know, often you’re working 16 hours a day, 6 or 7 days a week, sometimes,” she told Rove and Sam on 2DayFM.
“Which means sometimes, if I get a weekend off, I just chill at home, which is not the most sociable thing, especially for a single girl.”
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