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"Not My Responsibility", stylized as "NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY", is a short film written and produced by Billie Eilish. It was released on YouTube on May 26th, 2020 and was initially premiered during the Where Do We Go? World Tour.
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The short film touches on the topics of slut-shaming and body shaming. Billie talks about how people who don't know her choose to judge her based on her choice of clothing. Even though Billie often wears baggy clothing that hides her body, she is still body-shamed by society. She speaks about how if women choose to show off their bodies, they are often seen as sluts, while women who choose to cover up are often seen as prudes and unwomanly.
In the video, Billie is seen in a dimly lit room wearing a black hoodie. As the voiceover begins to play, she starts to unzip the hoodie and slowly removes it. Throughout the video, she continues to undress herself, showing more skin with each piece of clothing she removes. After taking off the tank top, she submerges herself completely underwater.
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Do you know me?
Really know me?
You have opinions about my opinions
About my music
About my clothes
About my body
Some people hate what I wear
Some people praise it
Some people use it to shame others
Some people use it to shame me
But I feel you watching
Always
And nothing I do goes unseen
So while I feel your stares, your disapproval or your sigh of relief
If I lived by them, I'd never be able to move
Would you like me to be smaller, weaker, softer, taller?
Would you like me to be quiet?
Do my shoulders provoke you? Does my chest?
Am I my stomach? My hips?
The body I was born with
Is it not what you wanted?
If I wear what is comfortable, I am not a woman
If I shed the layers, I'm a slut
Though you've never seen my body, you still judge it
And judge me for it
Why?
We make assumptions about people based on their size
We decide who they are
We decide what they're worth
If I wear more, if I wear less
Who decides what that makes me, what that means?
Is my value based only on your perception?
Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?