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Selena Gomez Refuses To Suck In Her Stomach Anymore, And Fans Can't Stop Praising Her

International pop star Selena Gomez has generated widespread adoration and praise for her music, acting, and outspoken stance on mental health and social media. She has also been vocal about body positive issues—and her latest TikTok is another installment of her thoughts on body image and societal expectations.

By Gina Florio1 min read
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Although Selena doesn't use social media and intentionally took a break from using apps like Instagram and TikTok, her team still routinely posts content to keep up with her fans. She has made TikToks before about eating whatever she wants because everyone always has something to say about her body anyway—some say she's too skinny and others say she's overweight. Her latest TikTok is all about body image.

Selena Gomez Refuses to Suck in Her Stomach Anymore

In the short lip sync video, Selena is wearing a purple and orange one-piece bathing suit as she relaxes on a boat with the American flag flying behind her. A voice in the background yells, "Suck it in!"

"I'm not sucking sh*t in," Selena mouths to the camera. "Real stomachs is coming the f*ck back, OK?" She rubs her belly in the meantime and gazes off across the water.

There are more than 16,500 comments on the video and people are praising her for being so confident and refusing to back down to societal expectations.

"You make me feel comfortable in my own skin 🥺," one user wrote. "You’re probably the best role model tbh, ily selena 😭," another person said. "U don’t realise how much this video helps us young women! Thank you !! ❤️" another user wrote.

The clip has gone viral and many people are praising Selena for being a body positive icon. Apparently, women feel as though they can be more comfortable in their skin when a celebrity sends a message like this to the world. Sadly, our society has reached a point where a 5-second TikTok has the most impact on young women's body image.