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Little Mix's Tour Outfits Are Far From Raunchy
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Earlier this week Little Mix embarked on their Get Weird
Tour in the UK and their wardrobe have caused some sort of controversy
questioning their worth as good role models for their fans.
When I first saw the photos from the first performance in
Cardiff my mind didn’t immediately scream “OH THE HORROR, THEY’RE IN LEOTRADS
PUT THE LIMBS AWAY” I thought that they looked incredibly beautiful and let’s
be honest they are simply killing it. They aren’t the teens we first saw on the
X Factor these are women in their twenties (Leigh-Anne 24, Jesy 24, Jade 23 and
Perrie 22) and embracing that. These four girls have had their fair share of
negative comments about how they look and to see them owning their bodies and
sticking two fingers up at that is admirable.
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Little Mix spoke to The Mirror stating ‘We wear what we feel comfortable in. We’re not
overly sexy in what we do anyway. We go for sexy/cute. We’d never want to be scandalous. I think we’ve got the right kind of
balance. Some of us are 24. We aren’t going to be able to wear stuff like this
for the rest of our life, and parade around in little dresses and stuff, but at
the same time, we are just girls.’
'The way I see it, when I see
Leigh-Anne in a bikini on holiday, I don’t think: "Oh God, Leigh-Anne, put
it away." I look at her and think "Yes girl, you’ve
got one of the most insane figures I’ve ever seen. You f***ing rock that on the
beach, because I would." Girls should be like that. I never used
to want to get my figure out, but now I’m like: "Yes, here it is."'
'We need to encourage each other and if
you don’t want to have your body out then you don’t have to.’
These outfits are totally justified for what the girls are
doing considering their performances under a vast amount of hot lights, the
amount of people in the venue and their rigorous dance routines. I mean we've
all seen their Brits performance, it was knee pads galore. They work their
butts off and obviously need to remain cool on stage.
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To me Little Mix are brilliant role models and all round
empowering and extremely talented women. It makes me sad and frustrated that
their talent is being overlooked by a piece of fabric on their skin. Is Justin
Beiber or any male criticised for crotch grabs or shirtless performances? No,
it’s almost encouraged. It’s further evidence to the double standards and issues
women face.
It’s widely said by many celebrities that they never signed
up to be role models, however it is part of the package in which the girls have
recognised and taken in their stride. They stand for girl power and fight for
it so yes, their role model status is well earned and should never be based on
their clothing choices.
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