Lizzo, an outspoken advocate for body positivity, also frequently faces backlash for her wardrobe and sexual self-expression. That social cost is often lesser or nonexistent for people who flaunt their sexualities while fulfilling gender and beauty standards, says LGBTQ therapist Miriam Geiger. For those who don't, however, the social response can be brutal. Lil Nas X, for instance, came under intense criticism for his music video for "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," which saw him dance suggestively with the devil - something the openly gay rapper and singer later said was a play on anti-gay religious rhetoric. When you step out of the lines and behave in ways that are nonconforming, there's often a backlash and social cost to that." "There's certain things that are normative, expected in society – heterosexuality and gender conformity being very strong, normative expectations and thinness being another," Saguy says. "People police that. As a result, Smith's video, which rebels against social expectations of both gender and body type, has provoked backlash on multiple fronts. Gender identity, sexuality and body image "are all interconnected," says Abigail Saguy, a sociology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Sam Smith is done wallowing in a new chapter of self-acceptance on 'Gloria' album Sam Smith controversy highlights two key issues, experts say Every time I went to the pool I felt self-conscious, but I forced myself to take my top off." I looked to role models in the body world. “Within my industry there is definitely that question of, ‘What should a pop star look like?'" Smith said. "When I was 25 I came off tour exhausted.
In an interview with The Sunday Times published Jan. 22, Smith opened up about struggling with their body image in the past.
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