"Technically they're covered?"
Florence Pugh has called out body shamers on Instagram after she received a wave of abuse for posting a photo of her wearing a revealing dress.
The MCU actress attended a Valentino fashion show in Rome wearing a bright pink dress, which showed her breasts underneath.
Pugh posted photos on Instagram of the dress following the event, saying "technically they're covered" while also thanking the designer, calling them a "genius" for making such a "stunning" outfit.
The post received plenty of compliments from famous faces including Harris Reed, Celeste O'Connor and many more.
However, some users were not that fond of the style of the dress, commenting some abusive messages to the Black Widow star.
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"#F**kingFreeTheNipple"
The 26-year-old told those who disapproved of her look to "grow up" and "respect bodies".
A second post over the weekend saw Pugh post a statement on Instagram, outlining that women should be able to wear whatever they please and that she was not at all nervous about wearing a revealing dress.
Listen, I knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn’t be a commentary on it. Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing.
I was excited to wear it, not a wink of me was nervous. I wasn’t before, during or even now after.
What’s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see. You even do it with your job titles and work emails in your bio..?
It isn’t the first time and certainly won’t be the last time a woman will hear what’s wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers, what’s worrying is just how vulgar some of you men can be.
The MCU star also said what is so scary about showing your breasts.
Thankfully, I’ve come to terms with the intricacies of my body that make me, me. I’m happy with all of the ‘flaws’ that I couldn’t bear to look at when I was 14.
So many of you wanted to aggressively let me know how disappointed you were by my ‘tiny tits’, or how I should be embarrassed by being so ‘flat chested’.
I’ve lived in my body for a long time. I’m fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it.
What’s more concerning is…. Why are you so scared of breasts? Small? Large? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none?
What. Is. So. Terrifying.
It makes me wonder what happened to you to be so content on being so loudly upset by the size of my boobs and body..?
I’m very grateful that I grew up in a household with very strong, powerful, curvy women. We were raised to find power in the creases of our body. To be loud about being comfortable. It has always been my mission in this industry to say ‘f**k it and f**k that’ whenever anyone expects my body to morph into an opinion of what’s hot or sexually attractive.
I wore that dress because I know.
If being loudly abusive towards women publicly in 2022 is so easy for you, then the answer is that it is you who doesn’t know.
Grow up. Respect people. Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans. Life will get a whole lot easier, I promise.
And all because of two cute little nipples….
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