Ladies, listen up. This is a public service announcement for you. It’s time for you to cut the ties with your long, love-hate (but mostly hate) relationship with your bra. It's 2016, and in case you haven’t realized, braless is the new black.
I cut the ties about a year ago and believe me when I say I don’t miss those shoulder pinching, rib constricting devils at all. Lord knows, when you’re running late to class, you can save about five minutes by just throwing on a sweatshirt and avoiding a bra. Going ‘all natural’ is liberating and every woman should give it a try at least once because every woman deserves to be comfortable... and happy. By the time you’re done reading I would be shocked if you weren’t just a little bit excited to try it out.
Let’s get the excuses like…
“I could never do that.”
“I don’t have the right boobs to go braless.”
“But like what about ‘nipping’?"
…Out of the way. I’ve heard them all. I kid you not. Is it that crazy to know a non-celebrity can get away with going braless? Fans don’t freak out when they see Kendall Jenner’s nipples, they love it (disclaimer: I am one of those Kendall Jenner fans).
This is going to sound wildly dramatic, but the only one telling you that you can’t go braless is society. It’s your body, do what you want with it. There are so many women out their fighting for you, me, them, we, to be comfortable in our bodies and honestly, I’m crazy thankful. Women have come a long way and we aren’t going to stop anytime soon. To continue my rant, why are people so offended by their own anatomy? It’s unreal that one woman walking down the street without a bra can dominate a stranger’s conversation. Boobs. Everyone has them—even men. Some men have bigger breasts than women! But we don’t gawk and scold them for being topless in public. Which brings me to nipples and nipping to be more specific. Literally every person and animal of the mammal type have nipples. There are more nipples than people on this earth. Crazy to think about, right? God forbid when it's just a little on the chilly side, someone notices some nipping. Ladies, nipping happens even with bras on.
Overzealous ranting aside, I am not telling you to become this bra-burning, men-bashing feminist. For one, bras are very expensive and burning them would be hard to watch, it’d be like flushing money down the toilet. I could think of more than 100 better ways to spend $60. I can’t lead you astray; there are, in fact, rare occasions where you’ll catch me in a bra. Some outfits wouldn’t be as tasteful if my boobs were spilling out, and working out would be 10 times harder for me without a sports bra. I just want to let you know from one gal to another to embrace who you are and love your body, whether you choose to wear a bra or not. Don’t ever be ashamed for being large or flat-chested and most importantly don’t ever let someone tell you what to do or not to do with your body.
