They can put across their opinions as forcefully as they want, it’s their platform at the end of the day, but the arguing with individuals in the comments seems unnecessary. It’s probably all to up the engagement, simple as that. Weird to do it at the expense of a mate though - especially one who has never done a podcast for this reason. I note she hasn’t addressed it at all.
I’d defo leave this to Alex and enjoy my holiday if I were her! The ‘argument’ or ‘drama’ is only continuing because of them
Yep exactly. They are definitely doing it for the engagement.
It’s utterly pathetic to argue in the comments the way they are. Someone (very reasonably), said they didn’t think it was appropriate for someone to be walking around in underwear. Em’s response?
“Go have a word with every single builder from may-September pls”
Like, what? What is she even talking about? Builders bums? Builders working topless? Not only does she like childish, argumentative and holier than thou - she sounds stupid af and uneducated too.
Building sites are not the same at all, as someone walking in the street in underwear that is inherently sexual in nature.
A bikini is not sexual by nature. Builders working topless is not sexual by nature.
Lingerie that is silky, lacy and with a purely ornamental garter belt - is sexual.
It isn’t about women’s bodies or being empowered. It isn’t even addressing the argument of how overly sexualised women’s bodies are. This was purely a vanity stunt by Nelly. You can be empowered in your body without wearing lingerie. You can be empowered fully clothed or in cotton Granny pants. If Nelly wants to wear her undies because that empowers her? Fine. If she wants to take pics of it, fine. But walking around in public in undies? (Why is that empowering exactly?) the public sphere is a shared space. We should be considerate towards others.
It’s about someone wearing an outwardly sexual outfit in a public space and the appropriateness of that. If I saw a man wearing a leather thong strutting the streets, id find that immensely uncomfortable, just as much as I’d find Nelly uncomfortable. And that doesn’t make me some Puritan, or evil proponent of misogyny.
The fact that Alex and Em can’t countenance reasonable, alternate viewpoints to their own just showcases how narrow minded, unintelligent and idiotic they both are. They could’ve considered that what they see as empowering, isn’t a universal opinion. They could have addressed the deeper Qs of the different attitudes to female bodies v male. But no, em makes a sarcastic, idiotic, glib comment and then probably smugly gives herself a pat on the back over how clever she is and over the insta engagement.
