{"id":45154,"date":"2021-12-28T22:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T22:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=45154"},"modified":"2021-12-29T03:20:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T03:20:28","slug":"an-open-letter-to-bebe-rexha","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/an-open-letter-to-bebe-rexha\/","title":{"rendered":"An Open Letter to Bebe Rexha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45162\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45162 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/Bebe-Rexha.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA &#8211; NOVEMBER 04: Bebe Rexha performs onstage at the amfAR Gala Los Angeles 2021 honoring TikTok and Jeremy Scott at Pacific Design Center on November 04, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ryan Emberley\/amfAR\/Getty Images for amfAR )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we watched you share your private struggle with your weight and <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/bebe-rexha-reigns-as-the-body-positivity-queen-on-tiktok\/\">body image on TikTok<\/a>, we wanted to scoop you up in an enormous virtual bear hug. Along with our tears, empathy, and support, you also had our full R-E-S-P-E-C-T. It\u2019s not every <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/selena-gomez-body\/\">celebrity role model that keeps it so real<\/a> and for that, we salute you. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You\u2019d think if living through a global pandemic &#8211; the leveler we never saw coming and so desperately needed &#8211; taught us anything it&#8217;s that we\u2019re all equal, flawed, vulnerable, and the struggle is real. As we were forced to take a deep dive into our conscience and reexamine how we show up in an Instagram-filtered world it became painfully clear that judgment, division, unresolved trauma, and setting unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others no longer have a place in our psyche or our future. It is time to actually wake up, and stop pretending we are woke.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beberexha\/video\/7046426148586179846\" data-video-id=\"7046426148586179846\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@beberexha\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"@beberexha\"  target=\"_blank\">@beberexha<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Honest update.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7046426142785506053\"target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - BebeRexha\"  target=\"_blank\">\u266c original sound &#8211; BebeRexha<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a fashion magazine, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GRAZIA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> loves to celebrate style and glamour but we\u2019d like to think that lens no longer showcases a one size fits all approach (and we will continue to widen it). And that is thanks to trailblazers like you &#8211; along with Adele, Rebel Wilson, Ashley Graham &#8211; who have all re-written the narrative by proudly flying the flag for positive body image that we are more woke to the fact that real beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and colors. But dear Bebe, most importantly it comes from within. It pains us to hear that you were too embarrassed to post, don\u2019t know how to love yourself, and feel &#8220;disgusting&#8221;. On the contrary, we think you are a Queen. Through your brave message, you showed a level of self-awareness, self-love, grace, and power that we should all aspire to.\u00a0 And for that, we also salute and thank you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45163\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-45163 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/12\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; JUNE 24: (L-R) Chloe Bailey, Bebe Rexha and Ryan Destiny, along with Ketel One Botanical, Don Julio 70 and Jane Walker by Johnnie Walker, celebrate Doja Cat\u2019s \u2018Planet Her\u2019 on June 24, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici\/Getty Images for Ketel One Botanical)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No one ever really knows what\u2019s lurking behind the veil (trust us when we say we are all struggling right now in our own way), and by speaking out you have shined a light and empowered those who are also battling with their bodies. We can only hope this also inspired the collective to drop the mask and do better. Of course, the haters are always gonna hate. To them, we say \u201cBe like Bebe.\u201d Use your voice, own your stuff, step into your power (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">especially <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">when you\u2019re not feeling it), and take the bold steps toward healing and transformation. Which in today\u2019s woo woo world starts with awareness and never being too ashamed to ask for help.\u00a0 As my mother always said, \u201ca problem shared is a problem halved.\u201d So thank you for sharing.\u00a0 Now, straighten that crown, love thy self (and thy body), know you are beautiful and here&#8217;s to all of us doing the inner work we\u2019ve neglected for far too long.\u00a0 You got this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PS:\u00a0 If it\u2019s any consultation, we think it\u2019s safe to say it was a pretty shitty holiday season all around, but we gotta feeling 2022 is going to be dope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32468,"featured_media":45162,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>An Open Letter to Bebe Rexha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As we watched you share your private struggle with your weight and body image on TikTok, we wanted to scoop you in an enormous virtual bear hug. 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