Sky Ferreira has been vocal about online abuse numerous times throughout her career. Last year, she passionately wrote about how her appearance has been criticised numerous times, as well as the fact that she and so many other female artists have been harassed and abused online.
“Sexual/verbal harassment isn’t funny, it’s mostly unsettling & at a certain point intolerable…and abusive. Women like @mileycyrus@_alice_glass @actuallygrimes @charli_xcx @selenagomez @lanadelrey @azealiabanks & more shouldn’t have to be “okay” with it & should be able to remind people to respect them without it being deemed as complaining. It’s not part of our job. Our job is to simply create stuff,” were some of the comments included in the giant paragraph on Instagram.
Months later, it seems like the issue is still unresolved. Today, she has addressed the internet bullies who are now hassling her about the release of her upcoming album Masochism, assuring them that “bullying [her] on the Internet or whatever will not make the process faster.”
She let they know that “there isn’t a timeline on music or creativity” and she is hoping for “quality over quantity”. She also asks everyone to stop using the word “delay” to describe the wait for the album, which has been pushed back due to poor health and conflicting schedules.
Read all her tweets below:
I never gave a date on my album. Therefore there's no "delay". I'm working on it & have been since I was touring
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
Bullying me on the Internet or whatever will not make the process faster
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
I've said the same thing multiple times so I'm not going to go on a "rant" about it
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
I've been working on it and doing lots of other (creative) things
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
There isn't a timeline on music or creativity in general
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
I'd rather make & release the best/most honest thing possible instead of trying to race time…
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
…or the Internet/short attention spans. "Momentum" or hype isn't real (in terms of what I want to make/do in life). It's short lived.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
Quality over quantity.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
Anyways. I'm really excited for it.
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
I kinda can't stand the words "rant" & "delay" 'cause anytime I talk about my album they tend to get used the most when neither exist rn lol
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
They both mean something negative but only positive things have been happening when it comes to making this album so STOP USING IT
— Sky Ferreira (@skyferreira) March 21, 2016
Ferreira says she’s “excited” for the release, which is a good sign because we are too. In the meantime, she has also been working out her acting chops in the films Baby Driver and Rosy. Both will be released next year.
Sometimes being a little patience makes time go faster. If you are one the people hassling Ferreira, maybe you should try it and see for yourself.
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