Jameela Jamil is on the receiving end of huge backlash for how she responded to a fan complimenting her skin...
Jameela Jamil is once again in the firing line.
This time for her comments regarding so-called "skincare privilege."The backlash has been intense, to say the least...
And after she clapped back to the criticism, what she said only riled fans up more.Who hasn't heard of Jameela Jamil?
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Well, if you haven't, you've probably heard her on Twitter!Jameela is a British TV presenter and personality...
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And the thirty-four-year-old has worked very hard to get to where she is today.She was brought up in London...
And she described herself as "bookish" and "shy" at school amidst her suffering from anorexia between the ages of fourteen and seventeen.Jameela was bullied severely throughout her school years...
"I was physically and verbally [abused] very badly at school," she told the HuffPost. "Like beaten senseless by kids for being from a Pakistani family and for being poor. That was before the age of 10, and that went on until I was about sixteen."She was also diagnosed with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
This is a genetic disorder that causes loose joints, joint pain, stretchy skin, and abnormal scarring, and after Jameela was hit by a car when she was seventeen, she broke several bones and damaged her spine.The car accident helped her develop a better relationship with her body...
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And when she recovered, Jameela went on to study at Queen's College School in London and alongside teaching English as a foreign language, she pursued a career in modeling and photography.Jameela used her personal traumas to empower others...
In 2015, she launched Why Not People? - an event and membership company dedicated to hosting live entertainment accessible to people with disabilities. She also campaigns strongly for the body positivity movement, and she has very publically slammed the Kardashian family in the past for promoting unhealthy dietary supplements.She also campaigns with the battle against racism.
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Jameela has been subjected to racism all of her life, with her explaining, "I've experienced racism out in the streets wherever I am." "I have experienced racism online from trolling. I just recently, in 2018, did this interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy for Channel 4 and it was a widely circulated interview, and we got messages like, 'That room must have been stinking with those P**** in the room.' Those are the kinds of messages I receive on a daily basis."But Jameela is a prime example of rising through the hate...
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And she now has a very successful career on British television as a presenter, DJ, and host.She's also very opinionated...
She has been in her fair share of heated online arguments...
Delighted to see Jameela Jamil has miraculously found the strength from her myriad afflictions to brand me a 'bully… https://t.co/W6jnKns3Zo— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan)1582556290.0
But she's often criticized for taking things "too far."
The star has racked up her fair share of haters who tend to accuse her of trying to be too woke and being performative.On Sunday night, the star posted a makeup-free selfie to her Instagram.
The comments were filled with fans complimenting her complexion and pointing out how "perfect" her skin looked.After seeing this comment...
this trend of fake self awareness legit makes me wanna rip my hair out— gays0n (@gays0n)1600630000.0
@g4ys0n My face reading that https://t.co/2HvD6uQDYY— nottacat (@nottacat)1600637700.0
@jameelajamil @g4ys0n I guess the answer is yes, she can be more annoying.— Noam Blum (@Noam Blum)1600718007.0
Jameela Jamil went way off topic just to be woke and seem edgy to someone who said she looks nice. Then when someo… https://t.co/faS6fGrDkC— Helen Atchison (@Helen Atchison)1600766690.0
Jameela Jamil's performative activism is actually hilarious— Rabbil l রাব্বিল (@Rabbil l রাব্বিল)1600650243.0
@g4ys0n Can she just say thanks and tell them what moisturizer she uses— *♡Wynnie♡* (@*♡Wynnie♡*)1600636147.0
@g4ys0n Rubbing my privilege in the faces of people who give me compliments to assert my power and influence— audra (@audra)1600657844.0
@g4ys0n Literally just drop the skincare routine and go— Gabriel Lindsay (@Gabriel Lindsay)1600673720.0
@g4ys0n I had to unfollow her bc of these fake woke stuff she keeps posting:( i love her looks but its kinda too much— Marieannfred on Twitch:) (@Marieannfred on Twitch:))1600684030.0
Here's the comment that sparked everything. But the drama was far from over...
could she be more annoying https://t.co/nzsIcOi4Dg— gays0n (@gays0n)1600629643.0
The star replied with this:
Ouch.This only caused more backlash...
@jameelajamil @g4ys0n girl what...? very stuck up thing to say— holly🦦 (@holly🦦)1600704669.0
Her clap back definitely didn't have the impact she'd imagined.
@jameelajamil @g4ys0n love to condescend about how rich and perfect my life is and then about how everyone who does… https://t.co/NJoNR1eVJv— (¡)Jeb(!) will fix it! (@(¡)Jeb(!) will fix it!)1600704705.0