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Last week, Alicia Silverstone responded to a TikTok video created by @foreversymone calling out those who body-shamed the actress in the 1990s following the release of Batman & Robin, in which Silverstone played Batgirl.
Silverstone's response—which was filmed as a duet with the original video—has received over 500,000 views. Additionally, hundreds of TikTokers rushed to the video's comments section to express their love for the actress.
"I want justice for Alicia Silverstone, y'all had her f**ked up," said the TikToker at the beginning of the video. Silverstone laughs at this.
In the next frame, the creator shows a screenshot of an article from the '90s titled A Weighty Issue. The writer of the piece compared Silverstone's body to Babe the Pig, "all for having a full-figured face," the TikToker said.
Entertainment Weekly recently confirmed that the article in question was from May 1996, and appeared in the magazine's News and Notes column.
"They were obsessed with her weight," the TikTok user continued. "As a fat woman who grew up obsessed with Clueless, who grew up obsessed with this movie that's pure camp, it just makes me very frustrated to know that...she couldn't have been more than 130 [pounds] and they were straight-up ripping on her constantly over this."
The TikToker concluded the video by demanding that certain U.S. publications apologize to Silverstone for their comments.
Throughout the duet, Silverstone nodded along and said "I love you" and "thank you" to the TikToker.
Silverstone isn't the first celebrity to publicly respond to body shamers over the years.
Last year, a social media account reportedly shared a picture of the then-18-year-old Billie Eilish wearing shorts and a tank top, and captioned it: "In 10 months Billie Eilish has developed a mid-30's wine mom body."
In response, Eilish posted a video to her Instagram stories that showed her walking past her awards. She also shared a YouTube video in which a woman called viewers to normalize "real bodies."
In 2016, Friends star Jennifer Aniston wrote an essay for the Huffington Post titled For the record, in response to a headline alleging that the star could be pregnant.
"The message that girls are not pretty unless they're incredibly thin, that they're not worthy of our attention unless they look like a supermodel or an actress on the cover of a magazine is something we're all willingly buying into," she said in the essay.
Commenters below Silverstone's post were quick to express their love for the Clueless actress.
"Alicia Silverstone was, is, and will ALWAYS be perfect," said DeShawn Christiansen. "Iconic. Always."
"That is frustrating," commented Lindy Wellner. "They should have focused on your amazing acting abilities."
"I thought you were GREAT as BatGirl, Alicia," said Benjamin Reynolds. "I don't know what they're on about. They're Crazy. You put on the suit and I was like YASS QUEEN!!!"
"You looked so good," added Jill Lee. "You were the first female superhero I remember and I was obsessed and excited to see another woman be strong and smart."
About the writer
Sara Santora is a Newsweek reporter based in Florida. Her focus is reporting on viral social media posts and trends. ... Read more