There are two uncomfortable sides to the Florence Pugh nipple controversy. – Mamamia

As a young, blonde, white, thin and able-bodied woman, criticism around her body can still sting, but it also provides her entry into the world of entertainment and power.

Voices coming together to defend a body that fits into conventional standards of beauty is always a worthy cause, but only when those voices extend their power to include marginalised bodies. Because these bodies are also censored and ridiculed on platforms such as thisoften to a larger, more painful extent.

Women of colour, plus size women, transgender people, and many more marginalised groups regularly face torrents of criticism and censorship around their bodies. These groups of people have been speaking up for years about the idea that social media platforms are much more likely to allow abuse and censorship around their bodies to go uncheckeda stark contrast to their thin and white counterparts.

But that's a more difficult conversation to have, and unfortunately there is no one-size-fits-all message of body empowerment that can speak to all groups.

For all the famous voices who threw their support behind Florence, for all the people who reposted her words with messages of support, and the media outlets who championed her "clap back", there is a larger group of people who cannot find comfort here.

For many people, simply choosing to love yourself, or, as Florence writes, telling your industry to "f**k that", will make no active change to their situation.

It is of course not up to Florence Pugh (or her nipples) to stand up for all marginalised bodies, but her words are a reminder to us all that there are two uncomfortable sides to this conversation.

There is the idea that no body, no matter how conventionally attractive, should be subject to abuse.

And then there's the second idea: One that reminds us that if we're going to lend our voices of support to one specific group of bodies, then those voices need to be just as active in protecting those whose bodies are in more danger.

Laura Brodnik is Mamamia's Entertainment Editor and host of The Spill podcast.You can follow her on Instagram here.

Feature image: Getty/Mamamia.

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There are two uncomfortable sides to the Florence Pugh nipple controversy. - Mamamia