Revisited: Emily Ratajkowski’s body — and what she wants to make of it

This week we’re taking a look back at some of our favorite episodes from 2021. The episode was first aired on 10 November.

Warning: This episode contains discussion of rape and sexual assault.

Emily RatajkowskiHis body was famous before he was. When she was cast as a dancer in the 2013 Blurred Lines video, her image quickly attached One of the most infamous and controversial songs of the decade —and just as her body became the subject of hypersexual media scrutiny.

Ratajkowski went on to pose as a jobbing model in that video. She grew out of it and worked on figuring out what this peculiar version of fame would mean — and with making a name for herself. Since then, he has been maligned and idolized, becoming one of the most sought after people for brand endorsements in the world, amassing an Instagram following of over 28 million, and establishing himself as an actor. .

Throughout it all, she has tried to understand how the world sees her. Now he has carved a new identity as a writer. You may have already heard about his new book, My Body, because It is alleged that singer Robin Thicke caught him On the set of the Blurred Lines video — but it’s much more than that: how she uses her body to make money, how others have tried to use it for their own sake, how it carries the weight of her teenage trauma. And how is it that she took her son.

in this interview Hannah MooreIn this article, Ratajkowski talks about the Thicke accusation, and how the attempt to sort the world into “good” and “bad” men is destined to fail. She explains how the modeling industry made it difficult to maintain a healthy relationship with her body. And she examines her complex, bipartisan relationship with the culture that made her rich and famous, saying: “Of course young girls want to gain power from their appearance. It’s going to be some sort of thing. way to control it.”

You can listen to the previous episode inspired by Ratajkowski’s essay buy yourself back Here,

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski (Quercus) is out now. Order it at The Guardian Bookshop,

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