Stop Calling Chloë Grace Moretz's Bikini Photo "Hypocritical"
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Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Beckham hit up the beach this week for a date by the ocean. Brooklyn, always the sweet boyfriend, snapped a few photos of Chloë. He posted one on his Instagram:
And she posted one on hers:
That’s when things got messy. See, when Kim Kardashian posted that Internet-melting nude selfie in April, Chloë made it clear she wasn’t here for any of that.
And because Chloë has repeatedly expressed that she wishes people focused on women’s achievements instead of their bodies - especially in the tabloids and during beauty pageants - a lot of people assumed she’s a pretty modest person. That’s fine. Some people are confident rocking crop tops and tiny shorts and others aren’t. Whatever.
But now that there’s an Instagram of Chloë’s bare upper back floating around the Internet, some people are calling her out for being a hypocrite.
Ugh.
Let’s be real for a sec: it was easy to roll your eyes when Chloë waded into Kim’s selfie drama. Her comments felt a little unnecessary. (Who is she to tell Kim what to do? No one has the right to police anyone else’s behavior.) But none of that means it’s OK to bash her for posting a photo where she shows a little skin.
The thing is that none of us are set in stone. We’re all growing and changing and evolving every day. Chloë is 19, growing up, and figuring out who she is, all while dealing with the pressures that come along with an A-list career, fame, and millions of fans. So, God forbid she changes her mind on something, right? Shaming Chloë for taking pride in her body just makes it harder for all of us to feel good about our own appearances. Slamming Chloë for changing her mind puts pressure on everyone to have flawless, fully-formed opinions on everything, and that’s just not realistic.
This isn’t just about setting impossibly high standards for celebrities - it’s about all of us. There’s nothing wrong with having passionate opinions that fly in all sorts of directions. It just means you’re a complex, thoughtful, inquisitive person. Humans aren’t supposed to be perfectly on-brand robots all the time.
It’s OK if you felt like Kim’s nude selfie was pretty scandalous back in April, but Instagrammed a photo of you rocking your cutest bikini on the beach in August. Hey, when you’re feeling your look, you’re feeling your look, and there’s no harm in that. You can celebrate your body while still wanting to be recognized for more than just that. But if beach photoshoots or sexy selfies aren’t your thing, that’s cool, too.
In the future, let’s treat each other with a little more kindness. That means we stop calling Chloë hypocritical. That means we stop slut-shaming Kim for posting that selfie. And that means when your friend looks hot and asks you to take a picture of her on the beach, you always, always, always say yes.
