‘I'm obviously a lot more than my ‘sex appeal’ or my ‘knockers’. I'm not ashamed of either of those things either’
Sky Ferreira has finally spoken out about last Friday’s contentious LA Weekly article, which saw the singer get praised for her “killer tits” and “sex appeal”.
The feature, which has been widely condemned for its shameless sexism, was written by the publication’s regular columnist Art Tavana. It sees him liken Ferreira to an Italian sports car, Madonna, and – in one particularly poetic segment – “a more cherubic Sharon Stone, icy but also sweet, like a freshly licked lollipop.”
The article predictably prompted outrage across social media, with LA Weekly music editor Andy Hermann being forced to publish an official apology on the site the next day. Ferreira herself, though, was slower to react; telling Twitter followers on the day of publication that she had “LOTS to say” but that it was “TBC”.
Now, four days later, the “Everything Is Embarrassing” singer has finally shared her thoughts. Reflecting on the article itself, as well as its wider implications, Ferreira admitted that she has been “frustrated” by the “bullshit” she’s had to deal with in the press. She also vented her frustrations about sexism in the media and shared more about her misrepresented relationship with photographer Terry Richardson.
“I'm obviously a lot more than my ‘sex appeal’ or my ‘knockers’. I'm not ashamed of either of those things either,” she tweeted this morning. “I'm not a think piece. I'm not a fucking example. I'm glad that this is making people think & conversation is happening.”
Read her full statement below:
95 percent of articles & interviews about me have had something offensive,false or (sometimes extremely) sexist.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
Some have been more passive aggressive or subtle & socially acceptable.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I'm obviously a lot more than my "sex appeal" or my "knockers". I'm not ashamed of either of those things either.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
It's not calculated or whatever. I do what I want when I feel it's true to me.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
If there was some sort of formula all of this would be a lot easier and faster & probably more "successful"
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I spend/spent so much time being frustrated by this type of bullshit that it really took a toll on me in a personal level.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I'm not a think piece. I'm not a fucking example. I'm glad that this is making people think & conversation is happening
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
& I appreciate people speaking against it and being vocal
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I'm done with the "success has 1000 fathers,failure has none" bullshit. The reason good or bad & who I am or whatever I've done is ME
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I didn't respond in the heat of the moment because what I actually have to say is a lot more than a "response" or "rant" to some article
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
A part of me didn't want or at first care to respond because I don't think it deserves that sort of power or attention/validation
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
But I also know it would probably seem as if I don't care or I'm okay with it or weak. When I obviously do for obvious reasons.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
People will take or see whatever they want from this probably. For example: "defends Terry Richardson" I never defended him.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I have never worked with him since. I even said my own experience doesn't take away or against the victims.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
All I said was that I didn't get sexually abused or had any sexual relations with him after journalist kept writing as if I did over & over
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
If you're not a bitch or then you're fake. If you're not crazy or difficult then you're boring & helpless
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
You're either too fat or too thin or too pretty or ugly. That's the what I've l have been told my whole life since I was a little girl.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
I've always been "too much" or "never enough". At the point I care about the work I make because that's what actually lasts & matters
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
& my well being so I can make it. The people who understand me as an artist & my work is what I care about.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016
There's no such thing as an "IDEAL WOMAN", people.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) June 21, 2016