Emily Ratajkowski has found herself at the center of a heated online backlash after publishing a deeply personal essay exploring her life as a single mother following her divorce.
The piece, released on Friday, June 12, reflects on the breakdown of her marriage, her early anxieties about the label of a “divorced single mother,” and her experiences re-entering dating and hookup culture while raising her son.
The essay sparked controversy after it was accompanied by a series of breastfeeding images that many netizens called “disturbing” and “creepy,” accusing the portrayal of being “tone-deaf” and disconnected from the realities of most single mothers.
