Brittney Griner has been facing a ton of backlash regarding her appearance lately. The former WNBA Champion recently took the stage during the Phoenix Mercury media day. It was one of her first ever public appearances ever since returning to the United States in December. She was detained for ten long months for carrying vape cartridges in her luggage through the Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow.
During media day, Griner spoke about various topics such as her arrest, getting back to the court, and whatnot. People were caught off guard by how deep her voice sounded. Fans began to call her out for it and claimed that she was a man or a transgender. This is not the first time Brittney has faced criticism for her bodily features.
Growing up, she was always bullied for her appearance in high school. It was probably never easy for the two-time Olympian. However, she believes that the noise is irrelevant as people will always critique each other by finding the smallest reasons. But such comments from fans have proven to have the worst effect on several people in the past.
Brittney Griner claps back at haters and embraces herself
Sometimes, rumors and comments tend to take a toll on an individual. At times it would reach a point of saturation when the victim would have to address it to the public. Brittney Griner once savagely clapped back at her body shamers. According to TMZ, she once posted a partially nude image of herself and the caption was a direct call out to the ones who body-shamed her.
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The post was captioned, “I love being naked and I don’t care people seeing this bird chest of mine and making fun of it! Go head! I love myself and I love my body!” Griner’s main intent was to shut down all the hate comments. But in the caption, she reveals that she has something called a bird chest.
A bird’s chest is not a serious medical condition but a physical deformity. The deformity is when the rib cage is pushed outward from the middle. This is a common occurrence in the male body, usually if the person is underweight. However, it is also possible for it to occur in a woman’s body as well. Fans have been very insensitive about it towards Brittney Griner.