- (Billie) Some people
use it to shame others.
- This message is really deep.
It's really, really emotional.
♪ (rock intro) ♪
♪ (haunting music) ♪
- Ohhhh!
Is this Billie Eilish?
- Oh, this is
that Billie Eilish short film
everyone's been talking about.
I've been wanting to watch this.
- I saw this yesterday.
I adore her and this message.
- She just put this video out, right?
It's not a song, though?
♪ (haunting music continues) ♪
- Them nails, though.
- This is very Billie Eilish.
- She's very artsy.
She's always very avant garde,
I wanna say.
- (Billie) Do you know me?
Really know me?
- Ah, the chills.
I'm getting the chills.
- (Billie) You have opinions
about my opinions...
- I love this already.
- I think this track is cool.
- (Billie) ...about my music,
about my clothes...
- I was about say, is this about
her whole appearance thing?
About people talking
about how she wears baggy stuff?
- (Billie) Some people
hate what I wear.
Some people praise it.
- I think when talking
about Billie Eilish,
her style is something
that gets brought up a lot.
- (Billie) Some people use it
to shame others.
- This message is really deep.
It's really, really emotional.
- (Billie) Some people use it
to shame me.
- She's got a really good point.
- (Billie) But I feel you watching.
Always.
- It's so creepy too,
'cause she's only 18 or something.
She's been in the spotlight
since she was like 15.
- (Billie) And nothing I do
goes unseen.
- Ooh!
- (Billie) So, while
I feel your stares
or disapproval...
- It's really unsettling,
'cause she played this at a show,
and everybody went crazy
when she started
taking off her shirt.
And it's like, "Dude,
you're not listening to the message."
- (Billie) ...or disapproval
or your sigh of relief.
- Such an amazing message.
- (Billie) If I lived by them,
I'd never be able to move.
- Pretty poetic.
- (Billie) Would you like me
to be smaller, weaker, softer, taller?
Would you like me to be quiet?
- Wow, this is something
so many people can relate to.
- (Billie) ...provoke you.
Does my chest and my stomach?
- I have chills.
- (Billie) The body I was born with...
Is it not what you wanted?
- This is very interesting.
- (Billie) If I wear
what is comfortable,
I am not a woman.
- This is a whole new side
I've never seen before.
- (Billie) If I shed the layers,
I'm a slut.
- Yes, a huge double standard.
- (Billie) ...I'm a slut.
- A powerful statement,
but I mean, that's true.
That's what society thinks.
- The first time you see her
in light instead of in darkness.
- Even her body movements
are very symbolic.
Like, the fact that she gently
caresses her skin and, you know,
the way she's slowly
descending into the water,
everything has a symbolic meaning.
- (Billie) Though you've never
seen my body,
you still judge it.
- This is a weird thing
to see from her, like...
It's a trip.
It must've took a lot
for her to wanna be seen like this.
- (Billie) You make assumptions
about people based on their size.
We decide who they are.
We decide what they're worth.
- Trust me, I know that.
- (Billie) If I wear more,
if I wear less,
who decides what that makes me?
- That's why it's tough
to be a girl I bet, man.
- If Billie wants to wear
baggy pants and hoodies,
let her wear what she wants to wear.
Let anyone wear
what they wanna wear.
- (Billie) Is my value
based only on your perception?
- This is so profound.
- (Billie) Or is your opinion of me...
not my responsibility?
- (softly) Ooh.
That hit deep. Oh my god.
It's like a lose-lose situation
when it comes to showing
our bodies on camera,
especially when you have
this presence,
whether you're an artist,
YouTuber, an actress, or whatever,
it's like no matter what you do,
you're always gonna get hate for it.
- She's starting to give people
"what they want" in a sense
in terms of people wanting
to, you know, see her body,
because she always covers it up.
And then, it's like she begins
to reveal that, and then she sinks
into the goop and is like,
"You know what? No.
This is what I'm comfortable with.
I'm giving you what I wanna give you,
and that's that."
- A lot of people say
it's her giving up and, you know,
conforming to what people want,
but I personally think
it's just her being herself.
She says it in her video.
Anything she does,
people will like it,
people will hate it,
and there's nothing much
she can really do about it.
- So, that was
a short film released
by Billie Eilish titled,
"Not My Responsibility."
The video was originally
produced by Billie herself
for her tour.
And you may have even seen
this clip when videos of it
on her tour went viral.
But she just recently posted
the video on her YouTube channel
and socials.
And the video quickly surged
to number one on
the YouTube trending page.
- Wow.
- So, first thing's first,
why do you think she made
this video?
- To definitely make a statement.
Her self worth, I'm pretty sure,
is much more important
than somebody else's opinion.
Like she said,
it's not her responsibility.
People can think
whatever they wanna think.
- Just because someone may think
that, you know, her hair is too long
or her hair is too green
or her clothes are too baggy,
she's supposed to change
because we said this thing about her?
No. At the end of the day,
people forget that celebrities
are people too.
- People always have
something to say.
It's like she's damned if she does,
and she's damned if she doesn't.
I remember a few months ago,
a photo surfaced of her
where she, I think,
had her shirt open
or something like that
or was just wearing a tank top,
and everybody was going crazy.
And people started sexualizing her.
And that kind of showed,
you know, why she dresses
the way that she does
and why she chooses to show
or not show her body
the way that she does.
So, I think that this video
definitely really spoke to that.
- Billie just turned 18
back in December of 2019.
- You're right. Yes.
- But her body has been a topic
of discussion
from the early years
of her career
when she was just a teen.
What do you think
it must have been like
for her as a teen to deal
with this sexualization from society
from such a young age?
And how do you think she's handled it?
- I think she's handled it well,
very well considering
she's a celebrity.
She's being watched 24/7.
And at such a young adolescent age,
you tend to look towards
the validation of other people.
And I know she's definitely
had a bunch of roller coasters,
where she didn't feel
very good about herself
because of scummy people
on the internet.
- Everywhere you look,
there will be a girl who feels
insecure about something
and feel sexualized
and that will wear certain things
and will do certain things
to hide those facts, you know?
I feel like she's using
her voice as well.
You know, a lot of girls
are gonna see this and they're gonna
get inspired, you know,
which is great.
I'm glad she took this route
rather than any other route.
- You have so many stories
of artists and people
in the public eye,
women really,
in this issue, being [censored] up,
because just so much scrutinization
over their body.
It's a tale as old as time.
And yet, people don't seem
to wanna stop.
- She's been getting
all these comments
since she was a teenager.
That's not healthy,
hearing all this stuff about your body
when you're trying to figure out
who you are, your body's changing,
you're having hormones,
and all this stuff.
It sounds like she is getting
to the point where she's not caring,
which-- saying not my--
it's not her-- it isn't.
It isn't her responsibility
how people react to her.
But sometimes that can be
hard to still not be affected by it.
- Unfortunately, body shaming
is something that a lot of people
have to deal with
on a day-to-day basis,
especially people who live
their lives in the spotlight.
You know, even for you,
obviously just to be in FBE videos
involves an element
of putting yourself out there
to millions of people.
So, for you personally,
have you ever dealt
with body shaming
or maybe some other form or shaming?
- Of course, you know.
I'm a bigger dude,
so obviously that's one of the things
that people wanna comment on
when they wanna be mean or whatever.
At the end of the day, yeah,
it can definitely get to people.
- I'm sorry if I start
getting emotional,
but all the [censored], man.
It's just, people just don't give
people breaks.
I've struggled with my image
all my life. It sucks,
especially with family judging you,
your friends judging you,
people trying to give you
a "harmless" compliment.
Like, "Oh, your body is so skinny.
How do you do that?
I wish I had a body like yours."
That stuff breaks me,
because all bodies are beautiful,
and I feel like
everybody should
just keep the negativity
to themselves,
because what comes out of you
being a piece of [censored]
to somebody else?
- Probably almost every video
there's a comment about my weight.
I did an ice cream
eating challenge video,
which when-- so, here's the thing,
being a bigger person,
it's like I know kind of no matter
what I do, I'm gonna get comments,
but especially when it's something
involving food, I know that.
So, when I first got asked,
like, "Oh, would you be okay
doing an ice cream eating challenge?"
The first thought that went through
my head was like, "Oh,
I'm gonna get comments about this."
And then, the second question
I asked myself is, "Well, do I care?"
And ultimately, I said,
"Eh, [censored] it."
So, I did it.
But then, of course,
I was looking through the comments,
'cause it's so hard not to,
and I saw comments about it.
You kind of just have to build
a thick skin, and that's kind of
what I've had to do.
But it's taken me like 10 years
to get to that point.
- So finally, to wrap up this episode,
what would be your advice to Billie
as she moves forward
with her career and continues
to deal with this?
- My advice to her would be
to just keep doing
as she's doing,
do whatever makes her
feel comfortable,
dress however makes
her feel comfortable,
and just make choices for herself.
- Focus on what you're doing,
and you'll be happy.
You'll be too busy to care
what other people think.
- At the end of the day,
you have to know when to say "Eff you"
and when to listen.
And this is one of the moments
where it's "Eff you."
It's my body. It's my life.
I don't care what you think.
And I think she's
on the right track with that.
- Keep being you.
Keep just speaking on behalf
of millions
of people out there
who are dealing with the same issues
and problems in society
and keep making
great frickin' music.
I can't say change anything
about yourself, because literally,
I think you are a great person
and a great artist.
- The comments are difficult
to listen to sometimes,
but at the end of the day,
it's just you.
Do what makes you happy,
because we only have one life to live.
- Thank you for watching
this episode.
- Don't forget to subscribe
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- Thanks for watching. Bye!
- Hey, guys. It's Sierra,
producer here at FBE.
Thank you so much
for watching this episode.
If you'd like to watch
the Billie Eilish video
that we showed in today's episode
or any of our past episodes
on Billie Eilish,
then check out those links
down in the description.
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