Willow Smith is only 17 years old. She’s been famous and in the public eye for so long, it’s easy to forget that. Plus, Willow’s Scientology-adjacent parents (God knows) basically stopped raising her years ago. Willow and Jaden were left to raise themselves through their teen years, at least that’s what it felt like for me. So, she’s only 17 years old and trying to navigate a tricky time for literally everyone. And honestly, Willow seems fine, all things considered. Anyway, when I was 17, I always wanted to be small and slender and petite like Willow. But all Willow wants is to have curves. No one is ever happy with what they have!
Willow on her body image struggles: “I, in my own life struggled with, curvier women and curvier girls have always gotten more attention from the boys that I’ve liked and have ended up dating the boys that I’ve liked. That constantly happening and me you know being their friend but not really seeing them look at me in a certain way…then you start to wonder, ‘Dang am I just not desirable? Is my body just not what society likes?’ So it does just get really hard for a lot of girls… I hear my friends that are curvy, they are telling me, ‘It’s so great that you can wear some shorts and a tank top and not feel overexposed or feel like people are looking at you differently.’ Everyone wants what they don’t have.”
Maybe this IS the trend these days, much like the trend in the ‘90s for women was Winona, Gwyneth and Kate Moss. You know? Like, small. Slender. Coltish. In Winona’s case, boyish-with-breasts. That screwed me up when I was 17 because I could never and would never “achieve” that. But now maybe my thicker (thiccer) body type is en vogue? Or maybe it’s just like Willow says – people want what they don’t have. All the small, slender girls wish they had curves. All the curvy girls wish they could leave the house without a bra, or wear a tank top without feeling like everyone is staring at them.
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Oh willow. If a guy is really attracted to you he’s going to be attracted to you whether you have curves or not. I wish young women didn’t have curve envy. Believe it or not, a lot of curvy girls secretly wish they had less that curved. It can be very uncomfortable and sometimes makes clothes shopping a horrible experience.
Oh pooooor you!
Such compassion for a 17 y.o. girl surrounded by beautiful, surgically enhanced people and bombarded with images of black girls with huge bottoms. Wow.
As a side note, I think she’s beautiful and could be a model. But should probably stay away from that world.
I’m a curvy gal and yes, men give me attention because boobs, I’ve also been body shamed alot (even though I’m not fat) by women. people are weird about curves sometimes. As I’m getting older my rack of doom is starting to cause shoulder and back pain. Ive been seriously considering a reduction recently…the lovely cleavage isnt worth it anymore 🙁
Rack of doom! I’m dying. I have giant boobs and I don’t think they’re attractive at all and restrict what I can comfortably wear. But my best friend has a nice little A cup that I envy and she’s always like “I need more boobs to wear this!” so Willow’s right, it goes both ways.
I’ll never forget developing breast in sixth grade (dad’s side, all the ladies were top heavy) and I was called a slut and a whore by the girls and guys.
Same. One of my friends mothers-all of a sudden after me being friends with her daughter since first grade-even forbade her daughter to hang out with me anymore because she immediately assumed I had become “loose.” All because my boobs grew. It was her daughter that was actually blowing boys behind the building during recess, but yes, I was the slut.
I was stuffing my bra or wearing 2 bras to have “something” – was constantly teased by boys for my lack of boobs. Women and girls just can’t win.
I had a breast reduction. It can be painful and leave scars. Totally worth it. When I woke up after surgery I could sit up straight and felt so free. Complete life-changer. My surgeon let me pick a size I wanted and gave me beautiful boobies.
My daughter had hers reduced and has never regretted it. She was fully developed by 5th grade and DD’s minimum. Because insurance required a certain amount of tissue had to be removed in order to cover it she had to go down to a C cup which was fine with her.
Where does this myth that small chested women don’t have to wear bras come from? We still have nipples… And the idea that only skinny women have flat chests. Nope. Plenty of us Itties aren’t a size 0 and still have to contend with being told we aren’t ‘female’ enough, that we look like boys and we shouldn’t try to be ‘sexy’ because we can never achieve that. It really messed with my self esteem when I was a teen and still upsets me to think that this is how people, men and women alike, view me. So yeah, it’s not all it cracked up to be I’m afraid.
I’m small breasted and still need a bra to give the girls some shape. I’m in my sixties and otherwise they would look like pancakes.
i’m by all means big, big hips, big butt but smaalll breast, like a loose A cup lol.. Gave birth 3 kids and successfully breastfeeding them. But they’re still small. How come????
It sucks being a women, we are too skinny, too fat, not thick enough, not enough boobs, too much boobs….ugh its exhausting being self concious your whole life.
So true! I’ve wasted so much of my life hating myself.
Yes yes yes. “Attractive” women often look so painfully self-conscious; the stress of maintaining/worrying about/assessing reactions to their looks is written all over their faces. And of course so-called or self-perceived “unattractive” women are often painfully self-conscious too. The one thing I looked forward to about getting older was the idea that this self-consciousness would go away. It has somewhat, but as a woman I think I’ll never get rid of it completely.
Most straight men, on the other hand, live a life of carefree oblivion.
Ain’t that the truth! I noticed at a very young age that there always seemed to be over weight unattractive men everywhere in the entertainment industry with very few woman that didn’t meet the cultural beauty standard of being thin and beautiful and perfect at all time. I honestly know maybe one man that is slightly self conscious about his weight but he doesn’t care enough to really do anything about it and that’s because he’s not body shamed at every angle. The dad bod thing is a perfect example of men saying it’s still ok for them not to look fit and put together.
Well she should be happy guys aren’t jumping at her just because she’s famous and from a rich/famous family…so that’s one good thing. Also, I am sure she has a type when it comes to guys right? She might like the tall, thin, mysterious type…who knows. We all have preferences. She’s only 17…getting a boy’s attention shouldn’t be at the top of her list anyways. Enjoy being young, healthy, and rich girl ! You’ll be happy with that slender body when you’re 40 !
Even though I dislike the huge amount of nepotism actors/models/musicians I would actually love for her to go into acting because THAT FACE. She’s breathtaking. A rare combination of being both very beautiful and very interesting.
As someone who struggled with weight most of my teens and was shamed every day for it, I still have such a hard time understanding why someone skinny doesn’t like their body, because I would have given everything just to be slim. Curves or no curves.
Agree, she is very striking, Those eyes.
I agree……such unusually feline features, right down to the yellowish eyes……absolutely gorgeous.
In time, she’ll learn how to use her assets.
She is so striking! I think she looks a lot like her dad, but with bits of her mum. She’s absolutely lovely.
It makes me a bit sad that she is struggling with her looks / body. Out of all the celebrity kids I find her the most interesting / beautiful. I also love her style.
She is stunning ! A real natural beauty that doesn’t that Kardashian/Jenner clown make-up.
I wonder if she has ever met Zoe Kravitz. Willow reminds me of her a bit… Zoe could probably give Willow some much needed confidence as a big sister sort of as they’re both uniquely beautiful and celeb kids.
She’s so truly naturally beautiful! And with a uniqueness too. I hope she never does anything to alter herself. Especially for girls of her generation a big butt, hips, and small waist is THE thing.
Pretty much all the young popstars now – that’s what they have – if they don’t naturally, they’ve gotten it surgically.
But it would be boring if EVERY woman had the same body type.
Somebody’s got to have that slinky sexy look.
Anyway men truly seem to appreciate all types In my experience.
It’s a status symbol these days to have a girl with a big bootie though.
The fake inflated lips and big fake asses are out of control. It’s so obvious when a woman has paid for something nature did not give her. When it’s natural it’s so much more attractive. I cringe when I see fake asses and lips. Whyyyy pay for that? It doesn’t do you any favors honey!
I can relate to that. I spent so much of my teenaged years wondering when I’d get boobs. Never happened; I’m still a 28B and my hips are non-existent. Nowadays, it only bothers me when I have to get my clothes altered, but it took me a while to come to terms with it.
hahahahahahaha
practice self-love, little girl
I have never understood this, comparing myself to other women like that have never even crossed my mind. I have never looked up to somebody and wished that I would look like them. I don´t get it. And no, I´m not perfect at all, I still have my insecurities and things I don´t particularly love, but it´s still me and I would never want to be anybody else or have a certain body type just because some celebrity has it.
*no judgment towards anybody who feels this way, everybody has a right to feel what they feel, I just honestly don´t understand it
You’re so lucky you’ve never struggled with it. You’re the exception, most women do.
I’ve had big boobs since 16. I know women with small breasts want big ones but I’m self conscious about mine. Would love to be a C cup instead of a DD. They sag now, I want either a breast lift or reduction. Ime, the guys i liked usually wanted a petite woman.
I’ve been 350 pounds, and I am now small, post weight loss surgery. I can say for certain that life is a LOT easier for me now for many reasons (social and physical), being a far smaller human.
People were much more cruel to me when I was fat.
I’m not sure naturally thin people like Willow understand this.
What a difference between this post and the Taylor Swift one!
I hope she doesn’t follow the unfortunate celebrity examples and goes on to put on weight and sexualize herself with various implants just because some Internet trolls think it’s women’s God given duty to be sexually performative for them.
Um, depends where you live, I’ll say that for sure. Where you live and the types of people you hang out with…like tiny pixie women are not lacking for admirers.
You’re totally right – I think you have it easier if you’re white or some other race though.
Like a small white skinny pretty girl will always have a lot of admirers. Ass or not.
Though Black cultures appreciation for a thick bootie HAS seeped into mainstream culture too but at any rate Black girls are expected to have big butt and hips and a small waist to be considered slaying.
Sure they may still be considered pretty but we are still expected to have a butt – Like that’s part of our “look”. – like you feel you are disappointing without it.
At bare minimum, as a Black woman, you’ll get made fun of a little for lacking ass.
Especially if you’re trying to make it on a pop star level.
I look back at Aaliyah, TLC, and various Black women celebrities of the 80s and 90s with small to medium sized butts and know for a fact they would have been getting injections if they’d been trying to make it in today’s market.
It is the trend. Just look at Kylie Jenner, she was the slender type and she ‘suddenly’ got curves and million of girs/boys follow and faw over her so..
That’s sad.