FKA Twigs is clapping back after her Calvin Klein ad was banned in the UK for being deemed “irresponsible and likely to cause serious offense.”
On Wednesday, the 36-year-old responded to the Advertising Standards Authority’s claim that the image, which showed the singer using nothing but a denim shirt to cover her body, “presented her as a stereotypical sexual object.”
“I do not see the ‘stereotypical sexual object’ that they have labelled me,” she wrote on Instagram.
“I see a beautiful strong woman of colour whose incredible body has overcome more pain than you can imagine.”
The singer then seemingly called out the apparent sexism and racism laced in the board’s decision given the fact that “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White’s scantily clad ad, in which he wears nothing but boxers, was not met with the same backlash when it dropped last week.
“in light of reviewing other campaigns past and current of this nature, i can’t help but feel there are some double standards here,” she continued.
“so to be clear… i am proud of my physicality and hold the art i create with my vessel to the standards of women like josephine baker, eartha kitt and grace jones who broke down barriers of what it looks like to be empowered and harness a unique embodied sensuality.”
She concluded the post by thanking Calvin Klein and her team for letting her express herself “exactly how [she] wanted to.”
“i will not have my narrative changed.”
The “Cellophane” singer was instantly met with support online, with many other fans calling out the hypocrisy of the ASA’s decision in wake of the “Shameless” star’s viral ad.
“Maybe the problem is not about how much skin a woman shows, the problem is the depraved thoughts/actions (some) men have towards women,” one person tweeted.
“Funny that I scroll down to see another article gushing about Jeremy Allan White as…
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