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Ariel Winter is proving that she isn't fazed by her haters.
The "Modern Family" star has come under fire for posting a series of revealing Instagram photos, where she's often posing in short shorts and tiny crop tops.
While some critics have said that she's doing it all for attention, the actress reveals that she isn't being strategic about her social media posts.
"I don't really think I'm telling myself, 'You should post this, you shouldn't post that,' I feel like I'm just having fun," she tells ET. "I like my fans to see what I'm doing."
"Everybody is so hyped up on the fact that I post photos where my butt's out. It's a butt. Everyone has a butt," the 18-year-old star continues. "I don't think it's crazy."
Winter also admits that she doesn't understand why she's getting so much backlash. "It's like, 'Let me live! I'm enjoying my life, you're enjoying your life, you should be posting your butt if you like it, too!'" she declares.
Ariel has clapped back at critics in the past, but she doesn't feel the need to respond to every negative comment. "I'm not going to fight with someone on my Instagram that tells me they don't like my outfit or I should put my butt away," she says. "I'm sorry you think I should put my butt away, but just unfollow me."
The young star credits working with the confident women on her show for helping her embrace her curvy figure.
"I really had the greatest opportunity to have some wonderful role models, especially Sofia Vergara," Winter explains. "Working with a curvy beautiful woman that everybody looked up to and loved the way she looked… that was my inspiration to move forward and accept myself because that's what matters."
