Ava Phillippe, daughter of actress Reese Witherspoon, marked the beginning of Delight Month with a throwback photograph from her pink hair period.
“As soon as upon a time, some gal on the web mentioned ‘gender is no matter’ in reference to her personal sexuality,” Ava, 24, wrote by way of Instagram on Saturday, June 1, alongside a photograph of her subsequent to a lake waving a pleasure flag, with her hair dyed pink.
“Many took her phrases out of context, however she knew what she meant. In any case, that is her posting for the primary day of pleasure month 2024. 🌈✨🪩🫶🏻,” she concluded.
In her caption, Ava referenced a remark she made throughout a Q&A by way of her Instagram Story in January 2022, whereby she was requested whether or not she appreciated “boys or women.” Ava casually responded that she is “interested in… individuals!” and added in parentheses, “Gender is no matter.”
Shortly after she made these feedback, Ava addressed the “hateful” social messages she obtained because of this. “Fast reminder: I can & will block profiles commenting bigoted/hateful messages underneath my posts,” the influencer and artist wrote by way of her Instagram Story on the time. “My Instagram profile will not be a spot for cruelty/hate speech & I intend to do what I can to maintain it that means. Peace & love.”
Ava has loads of expertise coping with on-line haters. She addressed her critics on TikTok final month after she confronted criticism of her tattoos. (Ava has 4 tattoos on her arms: a black “Admit One” ticket, a flower and one other delicate image on her wrist. As well as, she has three birds tatted on her left arm, in addition to a feather and a shell.)
Within the video, she acted over a preferred sound on the app that claims, “On the finish of the day, it doesn’t matter what anybody thinks however you.” She captioned the video, “When strangers on-line say they hate my tattoos… 🤷🏼♀️ #wronggirl #sorrynotsorry.”
She first confirmed off her physique artwork in April whereas posing with Witherspoon at a Tiffany & Co. Celebration in Beverly Hills. (Witherspoon shares Ava and son Deacon, 20, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. She additionally shares son Tennessee, 11, with ex-husband Jim Toth.)
Ava credit her aloof angle towards “strangers on-line” to a lesson her mom taught her. “An enormous saying within the South, particularly amongst ladies is ‘Fairly is as fairly does.’ Each time that comes up in my mind or I see individuals being essential of others on-line for his or her look, I simply all the time assume, you’re solely as lovely as you deal with different individuals,” she advised Individuals in April. “I believe that you simply glow from inside while you’re a great individual.”