This week, singer Michael Buble learned that you probably shouldn't post photos of women's butts. Especially photos that appear to have been taken without the woman knowing.
There was something about this photo lu took ,that seemed worthy of instagram. #myhumps #babygotback #hungryshorts #onlyinmiami #picoftheday #beautifulbum
A photo posted by Michael Bublé (@michaelbuble) on
Michael Buble upset a good section of his fan base this week when he posted this Instagram photo of a woman who, as far as anyone can tell, did not know her picture was being taken. On top of that, many considered the photo to be body-shaming, or at least clothing-choice-shaming. (#hungryshorts? Classy! Then again, I wrote a post about a 250-year-old dildo earlier today, so I'm not the person to be #classyshaming anyone.)
Buble wanted to, at the very least, let everyone know that he didn't mean to criticize the woman. He sent a statement to Us Weekly clarifying his position on the picture:
"I do not court controversy, but I realize that a photo that was meant to be complimentary and lighthearted has turned into a questionable issue," he said. "It hurts me deeply that anyone would think that I would disrespect women or be insulting to any human being . . .I regret that there are people out there who found the photo offensive. That was not and is not my intention. Women are to be celebrated, loved, respected, honored and revered. I've spent my life believing that and will continue to do so."
Even if it is a #beautifulbum, this still doesn't address what concerned most people in the first place, that a famous guy with a lot of followers was posting a picture commenting on a woman's butt without her knowing it was happening.
This, incidentally, was my favorite comment:
Yeah, you do that, guy. (via Instagram)
Neil Patrick Harris came under similar scrutiny last week for posting an image of a man who had his shoes off on the subway.