{"id":2228,"date":"2025-04-05T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2025-04-05T18:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:38:00","slug":"lainey-wilson-isnt-backing-down-when-body-shamers-tried-to-tear-her-down-she-fired-back-with-four-simple-words-that-hit-harder-than-any-punch-kiss-my-fat-a-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2228","title":{"rendered":"Lainey Wilson isn\u2019t backing down. When body shamers tried to tear her down, she fired back with four simple words that hit harder than any punch: \u201cKiss my fat a\u2013.\u201d It\u2019s a bold statement, a stand that shouts confidence and defiance in the face of cruelty."},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-37904\" class=\"post-37904 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>For reasons unknown, many social media users believe that an artist\u2019s success in the public space entitles them to an opinion on that artist\u2019s body. While male artists are\u00a0by no means immune\u00a0from this phenomenon, it\u2019s the women who often bear its brunt. Lainey Wilson, the ACM\u2019s reigning Entertainer of the Year, had some words for her online body shamers during a recent interview.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-lainey-wilson-reflects-on-viral-tiktok-moment\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lainey Wilson Reflects on Viral TikTok Moment<\/h2>\n<p>Sitting down for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XQ2RmbBUV54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview<\/a>\u00a0with Josh Smith of the\u00a0<em>Reign with Josh Smith<\/em>\u00a0podcast, Lainey Wilson spoke directly to the haters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKiss my fat a\u2013,\u201d she declared when Smith asked if she had anything to say to online body-shamers. \u201cI\u2019m playing,\u201d she added with a laugh.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH4GjcEoqZC\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaglobal.com&amp;rp=%2Flehieu%2Flainey-wilson-isnt-backing-down-when-body-shamers-tried-to-tear-her-down-she-fired-back-with-four-simple-words-that-hit-harder-than-any-punch-kiss-my-fat-a-it%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawJeV6dleHRuA2FlbQI#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1650.0999999046326%2C%22ls%22%3A1128.3999998569489%2C%22le%22%3A1642.3999998569489%7D\" height=\"1340\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In late 2022, Wilson\u2019s meteoric rise was on the horizon following the release of her GRAMMY-winning fourth album,\u00a0<em>Bell Bottom Country<\/em>. During that time, the \u201cWatermelon Moonshine\u201d singer, 32, gained a brand-new swath of fans after, as she put it, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/yellowstone-lainey-wilson-responds-after-video-performing-leopard-pants-goes-viral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">my butt went viral<\/a>\u00a0on TikTok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Af first, Wilson was amused by the attention. However, the Baskin, Louisiana native was unprepared for its longevity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI read way too many things that people had to say about me. And at the end of the day, like, I\u2019m a storyteller. I think that words are powerful. That\u2019s why I wanted to write music, because I think words are powerful,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd even if you don\u2019t believe what somebody says about you, even putting your eyes on it for a split second can kind of leave a little mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jelly Roll - Save Me (with Lainey Wilson) [Live From The 58th ACM Awards]\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1y4_yTyWlKo\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-it-s-been-a-struggle\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt\u2019s Been a Struggle\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Lainey Wilson tried to be mindful of the feedback she was taking in. However, she admits there were times when the discourse surrounding her body got to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt like at one point in time, social media was really preventing me from taking whatever that next step was that I needed to do,\u201d she told Smith. \u201cAnd so at that point, I made a a very conscious decision to just, like, stop reading it\u2026 and it\u2019s been a struggle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, Wilson has managed to navigate this territory with her characteristic Southern sass and grace. \u201cI think some people didn\u2019t get their butt whooped as a child,\u201d she told Smith. \u201cAnd it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-tags\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For reasons unknown, many social media users believe that an artist\u2019s success in the public space entitles them to an opinion on that artist\u2019s body. 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