Anna Kendrick’s celebration of Gigi Hadid’s fierce self-defense is a hilarious example of girl power
Anna Kendrick’s celebration of Gigi Hadid’s fierce self-defense is a hilarious example of girl power
Yesterday, Gigi Hadid was an incredible example of self-defense in the face of physical assault when she was harassed after leaving a fashion show in Milan. Gigi was walking with her sister, Bella, when a man grabbed her and lifted her in the air — until she flawlessly elbowed the harasser in his face.
GIRLS, prepare yourselves so that, if you ever feel in danger, MUSCLE MEMORY can fight back for you. Thank you all so much for ur support.❤️
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) September 22, 2016
In a disgusting display of misogyny and victim blaming, tabloids began describing Gigi’s swift and powerful response to the attack as the model “lashing out” at some innocent “fan.” (BTW, this was no fan — he has a history of harassing celebs in Europe.)
#GigiHadid defended herself after the man grabbed her :(
A video posted by Hadid News (@hadidnews) on Sep 22, 2016 at 5:09am PDT
Thankfully, lots of folks on the internet — and the model herself — spoke out against this horrific media coverage.
and had EVERY RIGHT to defend myself. How dare that idiot thinks he has the right to man-handle a complete stranger. He ran quick tho
— Gigi Hadid (@GiGiHadid) September 22, 2016
Celebrities like Bella Thorne and Cheryl Lloyd shared their support of Gigi’s superheroine abilities — and Anna Kendrick is the latest famous woman to celebrate Gigi’s self-defense — while making us laugh, too.
I tend to dislike naturally beautiful people (because I'm petty) but @GiGiHadid with the elbow? Come through!!
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) September 23, 2016
Women supporting women as we take down the patriarchy is everything.
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