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By Nico Grey \u00b7 Published

\"Emily
From Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s Scandal Planet hub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve felt objectified and limited by my position in the world as a so-called sex symbol.\u201d Emily Ratajkowski wrote that in her 2021 book My Body. On Nov. 4 an X account posted it again with two words underneath, \u201cHow she dresses,\u201d and two of her sexiest photos. It passed 1 million views in a day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nico
Nico Grey \u00b7 Photo: Mirko Tabasevic \/ NicoGrey.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m Nico Grey. I run NicoGrey.com<\/a> and Scandal Planet<\/a>, and I\u2019ve spent 25 years behind the camera watching women build careers on exactly this kind of image. So I\u2019ll say what the replies won\u2019t: you can love being looked at and still hate who gets to decide what it means. Both things are true on my sets every week.<\/p>\n

Below: the post, the full quote and what comes right before it, what she wrote about Blurred Lines, the two sides of the reply war, and what\u2019s confirmed.<\/p>\n

The post everyone is quoting<\/h2>\n

The account @itstoz posted it on Nov. 4: the quote, then \u201cHow she dresses:\u201d and two photos. One is a selfie in a red halter top cut almost to the navel; the other shows her walking down a street in a black crop top and a black string thong bikini, sneakers and a denim jacket over her arm. By the morning of Nov. 5, Bangkok time, it had about 1.04 million views, 11,000 likes and nearly 300 replies (X<\/a>). The post doesn\u2019t say when or where either photo was taken.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI’ve felt objectified and limited by my position in the world as a so-called sex symbol.\u201d \u2013 Emily Ratajkowski<\/p>\n

How she dresses:<\/p>\n

\u2014 toz (@itstoz) November 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The full quote, and the half nobody posts<\/h2>\n

The line is from the introduction to My Body, which she excerpted in British Vogue<\/a> in November 2021. Right before it she wrote: \u201cIn many ways, I have been undeniably rewarded by capitalising on my sexuality. I became internationally recognisable, amassed an audience of millions, and have made more money through endorsements and fashion campaigns than my parents \u2026 ever dreamed of earning in their lifetimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then: \u201cBut in other, less overt ways, I\u2019ve felt objectified and limited by my position in the world as a so-called sex symbol. I\u2019ve capitalised on my body within the confines of a cis-hetero, capitalist, patriarchal world, one in which beauty and sex appeal are valued solely through the satisfaction of the male gaze.\u201d Her conclusion: her position \u201cbrought me some autonomy, but it hasn\u2019t resulted in true empowerment.\u201d (British Vogue<\/a>; Goodreads<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"Emily
From Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s Scandal Planet hub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NICO\u2019S TAKE<\/span><\/div>\n
\"Nico<\/figure>\n

The internet loves a gotcha: put the serious quote next to the thong photo and let the replies do the rest. It works, it got a million views. It also skips the second half of what she wrote.<\/p>\n

My take: Emily never said she\u2019d stop. She said she made the money, built the name, and still didn\u2019t get the power. You can roll your eyes at that, plenty did, but posting a bikini pic isn\u2019t the comeback people think it is. That\u2019s literally the business she\u2019s describing.<\/p>\n

Judge the work yourself. Her best scenes, Gone Girl to Blurred Lines, are on her hub<\/a> \u2192<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nico<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What she wrote about Blurred Lines<\/h2>\n

The book is also where she went back to the 2013 Robin Thicke video that made her famous, per Kirkus Reviews<\/a>. \u201cI didn\u2019t have any real power as the naked girl dancing around in his music video. I was nothing more than a hired mannequin,\u201d she wrote, per 7NEWS<\/a>, which also quotes her saying her fame \u201ccame at a price.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both sides of the reply war<\/h2>\n

This argument is older than the post. When the book came out, The Times review said she refuses to follow her own line of thought further, to ask \u201cwhether she is guilty of perpetuating a misogynistic culture by pandering so perfectly to the male gaze\u201d (The Times<\/a>). Kirkus took the other side and called the book \u201csurprisingly engaging,\u201d a \u201ccoming-of-age-in-the-industry tale\u201d (Kirkus<\/a>). The X replies split the same way: hypocrisy on one side, \u201cshe can wear what she wants\u201d on the other.<\/p>\n

Confirmed vs. my opinion<\/h2>\n

Confirmed:<\/strong> the quote is real and from My Body (2021), with the lines before and after it as printed in British Vogue; the Blurred Lines lines (7NEWS, Kirkus); the Times and Kirkus reviews; the @itstoz post and its numbers.<\/p>\n

Not confirmed:<\/strong> when and where the two photos in the post were taken. We found no response from Emily to the post.<\/p>\n

My read (opinion):<\/strong> that posting a bikini photo doesn\u2019t contradict what she wrote.<\/p>\n

FAQ<\/h2>\n

Where is Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s \u2018so-called sex symbol\u2019 quote from?<\/h3>\n

From the introduction to her 2021 essay collection My Body, which she excerpted in British Vogue in November 2021: \u201cI\u2019ve felt objectified and limited by my position in the world as a so-called sex symbol.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why is the quote viral again?<\/h3>\n

On Nov. 4, 2026 the X account @itstoz posted it with \u201cHow she dresses:\u201d and two photos of her in a plunging red top and a black thong bikini. It passed about 1.04 million views in a day.<\/p>\n

What did Emily Ratajkowski say about Blurred Lines?<\/h3>\n

In My Body she wrote: \u201cI didn\u2019t have any real power as the naked girl dancing around in his music video. I was nothing more than a hired mannequin.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where can I watch Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s best scenes?<\/h3>\n

Her Scandal Planet hub has Gone Girl, the unrated Blurred Lines video, Welcome Home, Lying and Stealing and more.<\/p>\n

\"Nico
Nico Grey \u00b7 Photo: Mirko Tabasevic \/ NicoGrey.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2014 Nico. She wrote the book and kept the bikini. Her scenes are on her hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fact-check: Scandal Planet Desk<\/p>\n

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Follow Nico on X @NicoGrey_XO<\/a><\/strong> for my takes before they hit the site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What do you think?<\/strong> Does posting a thong photo contradict what Emily wrote? Tell us on X @celeb124<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos: images already on Emily Ratajkowski\u2019s Scandal Planet hub, not the two photos in the X post. The X post is shown as an embed.<\/p>\n

Sources<\/h2>\n