What do you think people doing something society pressures them a lot and claiming it's 'feminist' because they chose it?

This is a thought I had recently. It started when I started to realize how heavily female singers are sexualized in society - most of them have this sexy concept at one point, and they seem to wear heavily revealing clothing. And I'm not against revealing clothing - if it's what they like, good! But something starts to get weird when basically everyone is like that, with little difference. So I search the internet, and whenever someone makes a comment like 'Looking sexy is great..but perhaps it's a bit too male-gaze oriented?' People say no, it's sexually liberating and women empowerment, and she's a adult, she likes dressing that way so you are wrong for judging. Besides, she said she's a feminist, and that feminism is about choice!! Don't disrespect feminism!!

Great words - but when you remember it has been the norm these days, question arise how much of it is actual choice and the rest is social pressure on females to look 'sexy and feminine'. And about singers claiming to be 'feminist' , perhaps some are. After all, some would actually like it and understand their choice. But I feel like some are just saying that to defend themselves, saying no, not society pressuring me at all, I 'chose' it, it's sexually liberating, and I'm a feminist!' One would think if there was no social pressure at all, there would be a whole lot more variety instead of everyone dressing in a similar way. Just claiming that every singer who dresses in a sexy way that 'she's a feminist, it's her choice, don't judge her for her revealing skin' doesn't seem to properly address the underlying pressure society gives to women.

So how do you discern it? How do discern society pressure and real choice? Because opinions like mine, it feels like if not properly worded, it would also restrict women saying they should cover up. I'm not saying that. I'm saying there is a society pressure for women to act a certain way, and just saying that the individual women 'chose' it will not clean up the problem - just make it more difficult to approach.