After singer-songwriter FKA Twigs posted a photo of her pole dancing on Instagram, she has had to respond to comments she understood to be about her body.

The artist has spoken in the past how the dancing has helped her recover from surgeries, a talent which she has now mastered.

A user commented, “You’re so skinny I stan a skinny legend” on her latest video which FKA found “problematic”.

In a lengthy response, she said the statement “plays into something that makes me uncomfortable endorsing.”

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She continued, “I have always prided myself on being toned, strong and grounded physically, not skinny or thin. as an athlete, it’s just not a reflection of my body goal or type and it makes me feel sad when i’m called that.”

She understood that the person posting didn’t “mean it in a bad way”, but “all body shapes are beautiful and the focus should be on being healthy in the skin you are in.”

Some people agreed with FKA, but others pointed out that the comment had less to do with body image and more to do with an internet term used to describe an icon.

One person explained, “It’s really derived from stan twitter. A skinny legend DOES NOT associate with weight or anything to do with the body. It means something that is “iconic” and “cant be stopped” which is why Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande are referred to as this. Internet culture is complex lmao.”

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The Daily Beast did an extensive look into the term and came out with the findings, “a skinny legend can be any weight, any size, any gender. The phrase is used as a term of endearment by stans who worship particular celebrities.”

Paper magazine states it all started when fans would photoshop their favourites with impossibly small waists to mock beauty standards and “the way the media praises thin stars.”

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