Selena Gomez took a break from her Sydney, Australia vacation to make a statement to those bodyshaming the bikini photos of her that went around on outlets yesterday. In three sentences, Gomez made it clear to the trolls claiming she looked "thick" or pregnant that she's actually just taking care of herself. Health and self-love are more important than attaining society's conventional, unrealistic beauty standards.

"The beauty myth- an obsession with physical perfection that traps modern woman in an endless cycle of hopelessness, self consciousness, and self-hatred as she tries to fulfill society’s impossible definition of flawless beauty," Gomez wrote. "I chose to take care of myself because I want to, not to prove anything to anyone. Wind in her sails. 🌈💜" With her caption was a video of her thriving on her trip, because the best revenge is a life lived well, set to a mellow indie track ("Dream Tonite" by Alvvays):

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Gomez's body changed because of her kidney transplant last summer, she revealed during her Today show interview. "I have a bit of an obtrusion that will be there forever," she said. "And that means I’m going to have to dress differently. It was really, really massive at first. I ended up having to get it drained [initially to reduce the size]." Fans were quick to point that out and how it makes any bodyshaming comments extra disgusting:

Gomez's bikini photos also revealed her kidney complication scar for the first time. In her November interview with Billboard, Gomez talked about why she chose not to have her scars removed cosmetically. "I do [feel comfortable with my scars]. I didn't, but I do now," she said. "It was really hard in the beginning. I remember looking at myself in the mirror completely naked and thinking about all the things that I used to bitch about and just asking, 'Why?' I had someone in my life for a very long time who pointed out all the things that I didn't feel great about with myself. When I look at my body now, I just see life. There are a million things I can do—lasers and creams and all that stuff—but I’m okay with it. And by the way, there’s nothing wrong with [plastic surgery]. Cardi B has been my inspiration lately. She’s killing it, and she is proud of everything she has done. So there is absolutely zero judgment on my end. I just think for me, it could be my eyes, my round face, my ears, my legs, my scar. I don’t have perfect abs, but I feel like I’m wonderfully made."