Ariana Grande Defends Herself Over Objectification Story

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published 29 December 16

Recent events should tell us that we shouldn't be surprised that, in this day and age, there are still people out there who are like, "Yeah, that rude boy catcalled you, but what were you wearing, HMMM?" This is the exact reaction Ariana Grande elicited after writing an open letter to a fan who she said made her feel like "a piece of meat," (opens in new tab) and this is the exact reaction Grande took down in a series of tweets Wednesday.

seeing a lot of "but look how you portray yourself in videos and in your music! you're so sexual!" .... please hold.. next tweet... i repeatDecember 28, 2016

Women's choice. ♡ our bodies, our clothing, our music, our personalities..... sexy, flirty, fun. it is not. an open. invitation.December 28, 2016

One more time for the kids in the back. Because maybe if we repeat it loudly and often enough, they'll finally get it?

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Chelsea Peng

Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.