Once again, amazing. So happy that this human being is doing better. We shouldn't be afraid to lift each other up when achieveing hard tasks, as long as we know what's worthy of praise and what will just go to someone's head. That is what happens mostly in the music industry, the arts in general - praise for bare minimum accomplishments.

This is amazing! Getting to love all parts of your craft can be hard for some people! It shows aspiring artists that its ok to not be excited for certain parts of the ride - you'll find your groove soon, hopefully it doesn't involve another pandemic, though.

This is what happens when you give labels to someone that don't belong. Billie never was all about body positivity, at least not enough to make her an icon. She deals more with mental health and that realm. So when people say that and then use it to shame other women, it looks bad and harms us more than helps.

It's a thought to consider how 'glorifying' or putting-on-a-pedestal one's art created out of pain would affect their - and listeners' - view. Calling an artist who sings about real life death, depression, and general unhappiness 'mysterious' gives it a ring that tells everyone who reads it that Billie is dark and cool instead of in pain. Of course, she can be 2 things at once (she is cool, hopefully in less pain), but somebody's pain shouldn't be a 'sound'.

And yet, you can use it for good. Lead those people to do the good things you say. Help them make their world better, make you world better. It may be easier said than done, but it sure is easy to say, so doing it can't be too far of a reach. People will definitely listen.

SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

THERE. IS. NO. EXCUSE.

Simply put, it is. You can't escape sexism and sexual harassment, unfortunately. Possibly, music puts it on wider display, or smaller depending on which way you look at it, but regardless, you can't miss it. It's in every profession, every area, everywhere.

That's all I ever want. I hate being ignored. I can go so much further into this, but quickly speaking, some feelings you can't control. There might not be a rhyme or reason, but when you are pouring your heart out, you want people to hear. To LISTEN. Not listen and speculate and judge and add input, just listen.

I would say most times, because more often than not, these scantily dressed artists are women of color. You don't see the most popular white artists doing it as much as the artists of color, and the racism can definitely show.

Again, pain should not be 'mystery' This is real stuff she was dealing with.

Exactly! Billie used to actually wear skirts and crop tops when she was my age, along with maybe bigger coats over top or utility pants with the crop tops. When you are the spectacle, it takes all your power to ignore the eyes, but that task is too much to ask of anyone, and then people have to change themselves to escape it.

With all things I've said considered, I don't think that 'rabid' fans would be the only ones to know that a new hair color means new music. It's kind of common sense. Artists change something about their look all the time to come into a new era. You definitely don't have to be rabid to know that.

And yet, she hasn't spoke about racial justice at large since Breonna Taylor (as far as I know).This is where that platform can do so much more, since I believe she truly cares about racial injustice. Give more!

..in 90s/2000s black culture inspired clothes...

Very lucky. Many artists have no creative say in a number/mix of any parts of their career (meaning music, videos, features, etc). That's kudos to them for picking a good label and/or for standing up for their creative freedom and/or for having a dedicated team behind them.

If this Zoom interview was in February, then she only would've been 19 for 2 months. Womanhood at its beginning I feel is not often talked about, and I can't decide if I think she is 'too young' to feel more like a woman, as if she is feeling older than she is, or if I think she is amazing to be finding herself with her look. This could be an important conversation for all young women to have.

Billie has an immense power. A million like in 6 minutes for a new hair color? She clearly can make waves, and yet she has only recently started to speak about issues using her platform, and still she can do SO much more. All of the things she says she is passionate about should be making waves just the same as her hair reveal. Of course, her past is heavy, and she might not have had the strength to speak about other issues, but now she certainly is more confident in herself. I believe her time is yesterday (not now) to give her all to make the world what she wants it to be for everyone. She can absolutely do it.

Fans can always be so meticulous and can really cause harm with how hard they speculate and examine. It can really be an insult at times, and surely this made Billie (and anyone else in a similar position) anxious under all the eyes. However, the author of this piece, Laura Snapes, just adds on to the 'fan behavior' by saying the word amateur here. When I say 'fan behavior', I mean the tendency of fans to degrade people around their 'fave' for doing miniscule things. Snapes here is essentially undermining the work put in by a (presumed) hairstylist for something so non-important as a part. How does this help the problem of fans that she had included in the first sentence?