Blake Lively, subject of the brilliant 2015 documentary The Age of Adaline, has finally shot back at critics of the controversial Instagram post from last month in which she described herself as having an “L.A. face with an Oakland booty.” Her caption, taken from Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” immediately irked many who found it to be insensitive coming from a rich white woman.
While promoting her upcoming shark movie The Shallows (which I’m not technically allowed to discuss until tomorrow because of a review embargo, if that tells you anything) in an interview with Sway on his radio show, Lively said she “never meant to offend anyone,” adding:
“I was celebrating my body … It’s nice to have a nice curve and not look like you’re starving to death.”
Her comments mirror Mix-A-Lot’s own, who said this about the controversy back in May:
“She’s saying she’s proud of her butt. I’m glad she embraced the look, because that’s what I wanted [with the song].”
I don’t have much to say about this beyond the fact that Blake Lively simultaneously bores, annoys, and fascinates me.
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