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Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris Jackson recently found herself in hot water with her latest Fashion Week appearance. The American model donned a sheer nude black dress from Stella McCartney’s spring 2025 collection, paired with a black handbag, and her dirty blonde hair tousled over. However, her choice of ensemble did not sit well with netizens.
Taking to her Instagram stories, the actor clapped back at haters pulling her down. “I’ve gotten a lot of mixed reviews with my choice of clothing for the Stella McCartney show. I’d just like to point out that everyone’s entitled to their own opinion. I don’t really understand why the human body is a driving force for such discomfort in so many places,” she wrote.
She further emphasised, “Like, it’s just a body. It’s just a body… on a human, which is an animal. We look at other naked animals all the time. We’ve got all bodies. It’s not that big of a deal, it’s just ni*ples. It’s just a body. We’ve got bigger fish to fry.”
Paris Jackson, filha de Michael Jackson, na Paris Fashion Week 🤍 via @_parisjacksonbr pic.twitter.com/dnulbMiv35
— Michael Jackson Culture 🇧🇷 (@mjculturebrasil) March 5, 2025
Reflecting on her statement, Rima Bhandekar, Senior Psychologist at Mpower, Aditya Birla Education Trust, said that often, creative people find themselves subdued by society’s judgement and expectations, finding it increasingly difficult to keep their unique voice. “Preserving your unique way of self-expression despite external criticism is like looking at your own inner light to guide you to your purpose while steering through a sea of storms.
“We all have unique ways we express ourselves – through our sense of style, vocabulary we adopt, and philosophy to life. However, other people’s clashing perspectives, such as friends, family, or community, can sometimes make us feel doubtful about ourselves,” she said.
To maintain one’s authentic self, Bhandekar emphasised the need to be aware of one’s strengths and weaknesses. Knowing exactly who one is will protect one against criticism that might cause one to question one’s uniqueness.
While we cannot perpetually avoid criticism, she shared that we can learn to handle it. “Adopting a growth mindset, where feedback is an opportunity to reinvent some part of ourselves, can be a healthy way to come out of the cycle of external feedback feeding self-criticism. Treat yourself with kindness when other people don’t get your ideas of expression,” said Bhandekar. Building a network of people who support you and understand your quirks makes it easier to drown out voices who try to diminish it,” she said.