West-Hollywood based bear-turned-pop star, Troy Solomon, has been a body-positive influencer for a few years now. His persona, A Bear Named Troy, has helped move his message of accepting yourself and facing your fears from fashion to the music world.
In his first video for his debut song "Thicck," Troy is full of campy, contagious self-confidence with a sick beat and lyrics to match. He proclaims, "I'm thicck and you wanna fuck with me, I know" while surrounded by glittery lips, butterflies, honey-drenched and candy-coated cake, and more pop art than any other person could possibly handle. As for any haters? Troy doesn't have time for all the bullshit. He is no stranger to nasty naysayers, but he's taking control.
He's been ripped apart all over the internet for his fashion choices. Of course, supporters have come out of the woodwork as well. Today he's got about 47,000 of them on Instagram alone.
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With the new music video, in which he also features himself nearly naked, A Bear Named Troy is taking his own self-empowerment and showing the rest of us how invigorating it can be. His basic message: love yourself and tell anyone who can't accept you as you are to "fuck off."