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In a world where many societies still shudder at the notion of a woman having sexual desires of her own, Billie Eilish is certainly doing her upmost to break the stigma in her latest ‘TMI’ confession.
The ‘Angel Eyes’ singer has frequently spoken out about the disparities when it comes to how men and women are treated by the rest of society, particularly when they’re in the public eye.
Whether it be men not facing criticism about their bodies as much or trolls attacking women for wearing revealing clothing, the 22-year-old isn’t having any of it.
And Eilish has since weighed in on another topic which is taboo but really shouldn’t be – the art of self-pleasure.
Billie Eilish reveals she likes to ‘self-pleasure’ in front of a mirror (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Eilish noted ‘TMI’ but ‘self-pleasure’ is an ‘enormous’ part of her life and ‘a huge, huge help’ to her as someone with ‘extreme body issues and dysmorphia’.
She explained when she practices the art of self love – a.k.a. masturbation – she has a preference for where she does it – in front of a mirror.
Why? Well, the singer explains: “Partly because it’s hot, but it also makes me have such a raw, deep connection to myself and my body, and have a love for my body that I have not really ever had.
“I got to say, looking at yourself in the mirror and thinking ‘I look really good right now’ is so helpful…
“I have learned that looking at myself and watching myself feel pleasure has been an extreme help in loving myself and accepting myself, and feeling empowered and comfortable.”
And it’s not taken long for people to flood to social media in response to Eilish’s admission.
People are praising Eilish for being ‘so real’ (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
One X user said: “She’s so real for this share actually.”
However, others thought it was an over-share.
“Some things are better left unsaid,” another wrote.
But Eilish doesn’t think so, noting she talks about sex ‘any time’ she ‘possibly can’ and it’s her ‘favorite topic’.
The musician resolves: “My experience as a woman has been that it’s seen in such a weird way. People are so uncomfortable talking about it, and weirded out when women are very comfortable in their sexuality and communicative in it.
“I think it’s such a frowned-upon thing to talk about, and I think that should change.
“You asked me what I do to decompress? That s**t can really, really save you sometimes, just saying. Can’t recommend it more, to be real.”
