Rebel Rebelling the Norms

Hi Everyone,

Last Sunday was the 2015 MTV Movie Awards show. Even though I usually miss all the major awards shows when they first air, I always come across the best and worst parts of all awards shows/red carpet events on the Internet the next day.  The media frequently focuses on clothing— who is best dressed, who is worst dressed, who wore it better? This time, many people focused on the clothing of Rebel Wilson not because of how it looked on her, but because of the message it sent.

Rebel Wilson, an actress most famous for her role in the movie “Pitch Perfect,” wore angel wings and a bedazzled bra top, clear digs at Victoria’s Secret. She also got attention for her high-waisted leather pants that said “THINK” on the back in lettering that also imitated “PINK” from Victoria’s Secret.

Why did she choose this outfit? Rebel made a very clear point about her wardrobe choice:

“The ‘Bella’ girls [from “Pitch Perfect”] are all different shape and sizes and nationalities,” Wilson said to the press. “I think one of the good messages in the movie is that you’re all beautiful. I think sometimes girls look at Victoria’s Secret models and think that they have to model themselves after that, but I really don’t think that’s the best, even though they are called ‘models,’ they’re not the best people to model yourself after. I like to encourage girls to think, which is why I put that on my butt. It’s really about what’s up here [points to head], and not what’s here [points to backside].”

It’s nice to see someone use her spotlight to make a positive statement about body image. Below are images of Rebel Wilson and her stunning outfit.

Thanks for reading!

Carly