Netizens Agog as Billie Eilish's 'Naked Breast Drawing' Rocks Her Social Media Account

While some social media users have expressed appreciation for the singer's move and others have criticised it, there were also those who wondered aloud whether she was trying to make some sort of “political statement” with it.
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The sizeable social media audience of American pop singer and songwriter Billie Eilish has apparently witnesses a brief decline after she posted an image she'd drawn of bare female breasts.

According to Consequences of Sound, Eilish participated in a viral Instagram challenge called "Post a Picture Of" that involved users placing a "question box in their story where their followers can tell them what to post pictures of", and during which the singer posted the aforementioned drawing in response to a prompt asking for "a drawing you’re really proud of".

Soon afterwards, one person noticed that Eilish's subscriber count had decreased by about 100,000 – from 73 million to 72.9 million - to which the singer responded with "LMFAOOO y’all babies smh" on her Instagram story.

​This development elicited a somewhat mixed reaction online, as while some seemed to appreciate Eilish's actions, there were also those who argued that there are "children on Instagram".

And some even speculated that the singer was trying to make some kind of statement with her post.

​The media outlet points out, however, that "there's no way to prove" that the drawing posted by Eilish was the sole cause of that subscriber count decline of hers, while the Daily Caller points out that the singer has since gained even more followers online, with her social media audience increasing to 73.1 million by 30 December.

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