The other day while perusing Facebook, I stumbled upon a post from a former high school classmate. While I won’t expose the exact phrasing and person of this (debatably awful) opinion, the post was along the lines of “what a better world it would be if girls didn’t post bikini pictures of themselves on Instagram.” To make matters worse, the post was commented on by several other supporters of equally ignorant opinions: stating that the world we live in is sad, that girls who post bikini pictures have low self-esteem, and that the original poster must have such high standards.

While there are oh-so-many things wrong with this post, the first thing that struck me was that a woman is responsible for this opinion. Girls hating on other girls is nothing new but when it comes to body-shaming, the true danger of women breaking down other women is all the more evident. Throughout history, the female body has been the source of suffering, blame, criticism, and hypersexualization. Women have come a far way to even gain enough right to their bodies to be able to post a photo of themselves in swimsuits at their own free will. In many ways, this post itself is the result of attitudes shaped by years of censorship of the female body. There was once a time when it was not by any means socially acceptable for women to post bikini-clad photos of themselves. But it was also a time when women didn’t have the right to vote or wear pants or open a bank account without a husband.

When it comes to the female body, there can be no right, only wrong. Too large, too small, too sexy—there is nothing about the female body that society will not judge. In this type of social atmosphere, I give any woman props for having the courage to be comfortable enough in her own body. Women of all shapes and sizes have the right to be proud of their own bodies and do with it what they want. Low self-esteem should not be associated with choosing to post a bikini photo on Instagram. But it does correlate to those who break down other women and engage in the act of slut-shaming.

For some reason, I don’t think the world would be a better place if girls were not allowed to post photos of themselves in bikinis. But I do think the world would be a better place if women chose to support other women.