Selena Gomez Says ‘Women Have it Much Worse' Dealing With Social Media Hate: ‘It's The Character That Gets Judged'
During a recent appearance on the 'On Purpose with Jay Shetty Podcast,' Gomez and her fiancé, Benny Blanco, discussed social media hate. While Blanco said he doesn't read into what people think about him, Gomez shared a different view on the topic.
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'I was also going to point out that women have it much worse,' Gomez said. 'From my perspective, it's pretty wild, and I think this isn't news to anybody, that obviously women have a lot more intense feelings from their appearance to what they're wearing to everything.'
Gomez explained that her online perception affects how she prepares for red carpets.
'When I get prepared for an event, 90 percent of the time I'm just like, 'I just hope I can take the picture and sit down.'' Gomez said, 'It's the character that gets judged, it's the way I'm not white enough, I'm not Mexican enough.'
She continued, 'There's just so many different things that come up in my face that I can't help but see, but I fall victim to looking at things, and it really doesn't add to your life, but it's just so difficult. From the choices of people you date…it's like nobody cares about those kind of things with men.'
Gomez said that recently, 'everyone' online 'had something to say' about her weight.
'Oh yeah, my weight's a big one too,' she said. 'It's really making me sad and — not even sad cause, I'm not a victim…I just think it's made me a tad bitter, and I feel really guilty for saying that, but it's true.'
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