{"id":139,"date":"2016-12-18T14:09:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/lizzymckibbin\/?p=139"},"modified":"2016-12-22T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T14:43:01","slug":"little-mixs-little-outfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.buprojects.uk\/2016-2017\/lizzymckibbin\/2016\/12\/18\/little-mixs-little-outfits\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Mix&#8217;s Little Outfits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday saw Matt Terry win X Factor 2016. And while the news should have been centred around his win, it was elsewhere. Little Mix\u2019s performance caused quite the reaction; sadly not for their talent.<\/p>\n<p>Performing their new singles \u201c<strong>Oops<\/strong>\u201d featuring Charlie Puth and \u201c<strong>Touch<\/strong>\u201d the girls displayed an immense amount of talent, for which they should be recognised for. However it wasn\u2019t their vocal abilities or dancing that social media responded to, it was their outfits. Starting off wearing mini dresses during their performance of \u201cOops\u201d this was deemed by the public just about enough clothing to cause a positive response. As the song ended and they began their next single, they ripped off those dresses to reveal leotards underneath. So why, in 2016, are women still being shamed for wearing \u2018too little\u2019 clothing?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;ve had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Touch?src=hash\">#Touch<\/a> on blast? hands up if you loved the girls&#39; first EVER live performance as much as we did ?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BvpTHMHt8y\">https:\/\/t.co\/BvpTHMHt8y<\/a> LM HQ x <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tu7FvuAan3\">pic.twitter.com\/Tu7FvuAan3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Little Mix (@LittleMix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleMix\/status\/808405313762299904\">December 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The main problem people seemed to have was that these girls are supposedly \u2018role models\u2019. Firstly, what they were wearing are stage outfits, not something they would walk down the street in. Secondly, why does what someone wear cause them to be a good or a bad role model? Why are people ignoring what they stand for \u2013 which in many of their songs is female empowerment and encouraging women and importantly, young girls, to be who they want to be.<\/p>\n<p>The main problem here is that if this was a male singer or group and they chose to wear little amounts of clothing there would be absolutely no backlash. This view of the world is incredibly out dated. Why, in 2016, are we still treating women differently to men? Justin Bieber sings topless and he\u2019s desirable and applauded. A woman wears something slightly provocative and she\u2019s a \u2018slut\u2019 and a \u2018bad role model\u2019. It is worrying that mothers still think their daughters shouldn\u2019t look up to these women simply because they wear what they want.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleMix\">@LittleMix<\/a> were dressed like sluts on last nights <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheXFactor\">@TheXFactor<\/a> what great role models they are to young people ? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XFactor?src=hash\">#XFactor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XFactorFinal?src=hash\">#XFactorFinal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Cox (@CCoxy07) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCoxy07\/status\/808276668787937280\">December 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Is it the fear that women are finally doing what they want? Kim Kardashian\u2019s nude selfies caused the same reaction, as well as Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s. An example of this is Piers Morgan\u2019s Twitter account, which is full to the brim of him slating women getting their kit off, unless of course it is for his own pleasure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;I HATE FEMALE NUDITY (except when I fancy them)&quot; &#8211; Piers Morgan, a Man\u2122 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KXKsiomKFJ\">pic.twitter.com\/KXKsiomKFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; jingle bellend\u2728 (@katieleighwalsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katieleighwalsh\/status\/808778399057580032\">December 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Little Mix\u2019s backlash is just the tip of the iceberg. People everywhere seem to have a problem with female nudity when it suits them. It\u2019s a prime example of the Madonna \/ Whore complex. As Freud once wrote: \u201cWhere such men love they have no desire, and where they desire they cannot love\u201d. There is no debate that men (and women) everywhere desire women such as Kim Kardashian and Little Mix, but they have no respect for them. In this day and age it seems crazy to think that women are being shamed for being desirable through their own choice, simply because we have been taught it is wrong, unless of course it is for men\u2019s pleasure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Sunday saw Matt Terry win X Factor 2016. And while the news should have been centred around his win, it was elsewhere. 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