Why I post “revealing” pictures

I responded in great length to one follower who basically alluded to the fact that it’s my fault that I “get treated like a piece of meat” because “I’m asking for it” by posting pictures of my body on the internet and as such I figured I’d take my response to her and make it a general PSA to all and my response to any and all who have shit to say or simply just want to know why I do so :) I originally posted my response (this) to my insta story but due to the large amount of positive feedback I received, I have now decided to make it a blog post (which is why this blog post is a bit different than the rest) :

So the fact there is SUCH an uproar via my comment section and dms every time I post what society deems “revealing pictures” (in the summer time, quite often) speaks to one of the many reasons surrounding why I continue to post such pictures despite the negative opinions that many ascribe to me upon seeing such pictures. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯⬇️

Women are so sexualized in society that even women themselves have come to believe that it’s indecent to post their body to the internet or to wear revealing clothes/show off parts of their body, while many don’t realize this, it is truly sad :( Who decided that males could go topless but females could not? Why does a female going topless make her slutty? Think about it... because society has conditioned us to believe so. To all who tell me I’m slutty or indecent or who think I’d be respected more if I didn’t post such “revealing pictures” your thoughts and words aren’t wrong, you live in a society that tells you exactly that so that in turn just means that you listen and you’re intelligent.

That said, I mean NO hatred at all towards any of you with my response and what I’m about to write. I simply want to explain to you guys why I do so and no, it’s not for “followers and likes” if I wanted followers I can assure you, my stories would be alot less political but the fact of the matter is, I post what I post for a reason. I have a large platform and thus it’s my duty to use it to promote what I believe is right and to speak up and out about what I am passionate about.

Anyways, I post my body because the female body is art. It creates life. It should not be considered indecent to show it. Take the female nipple for example, it’s literally how many females feed their new borns and provide them with nutrients and food. Yet it’s censored on instagram and a lot of times women feel uncomfortable breast feeding in public. Why is that so? Shouldn’t the female nipple be normalized over the male nipple especially because of the benefits it offers? We’ve been taught to associate the female nipple with indecency and so we do so. However, If you really think about it the fact that males can show their nipples and females cannot speaks to the inequality boasted upon females by a male dominate society. Contrary to what society has conditioned us to believe nudity is not sexual. Less clothes should not insinuate less respect, although we’ve been conditioned to believe they should.....

I know many think me posting pictures like this won’t make a change but in the long run they could. If more and more females feel empowered and comfortable enough to post their bodies that is how we will normalize the female body and de-sexualize it. Our bodies are beautiful and they’re not to be “saved for men” although that’s what we’ve been taught. If you prefer to do so then that’s completely fine, however, that does not give you the right to slut shame other females who disagree. While we often don’t realize it, standards/ norms like “saving our bodies for Men” and “dressing appropriately so we don’t distract the boys” although seemingly normal and rational, really can speak to why rape culture is so serious and a very real and scary issue permeating our world for centuries now. Men are taught that if females are showing off they’re bodies then “they’re asking for it” and thus they take advantage of females who do so. Sadly, because of our culture and what we’ve been socialized and conditioned to believe, a lot of people think nudity is equal to sex. Movies are rated based partly on how much nudity they have. However, there is nothing inherently sexual about nudity. You can be highly sexual with all of your clothes on. You can also be non-sexual with your clothes off. Although it appears completely backwards, in actuality posting “exposing” / “revealing” pictures is how we as a society can eventually put an end to the culture of sexualizing the nude body, specifically the nude female body.

The female body is not societies or men’s to do what they please with.

The female body is not the problem.

It never was the problem.

The problem is how society sexualizes the female body

“Revealing” pictures like the ones I post aren’t the problem.

The problem is the general response to the pictures I post which society deems as “revealing”

The power of a woman isn’t defined by what she wears but by her possibility to make choices for herself. The way she dresses, & what she decides to post are some of those choices that SHE gets to make and that speak to the amount of power that she would like to claim.

Meaning I post “revealing” pictures to normalize the posting of such pictures and to empower other females to do the same, because that is how we will de-sexualize the female body and hopefully one day live in a world where females are not judged on what they wear or don’t wear.

I mean no hate at all. I respect all of your opinions and understand why you think the way you do. I just figured I’d explain where I’m coming from and make it something you all can read as opposed to individually responding to so many of you😆

notice the category this post finds itself in...... just trying to keep it TRULEE RAW for you all <3

Thanks for reading. Xo

- yours trulee <3