This is my letter to the people that see her naked picture:
Body parts and sex are sold to us in commercials, magazines, movies, shows, music, etc. Therefore, we’ve accepted sex as a commodity and take part in this hyper-sexual culture ourselves. Yet, as soon as a woman chooses to reveal her body outside of this market, not for money, but just because she wants to, the mass of society claims she doesn't deserve respect? Well, I’m here to tell you this: Nobody wants your Walmart "Great Value" brand of respect.
When reading through the comments of photos with naked women, it seems to be the general consensus of society that a naked woman doesn’t have self-respect and does not deserve respect. There is something you should know: your inability to have respect for another human being based off of how much skin they’re showing does not in any way, shape, or form reflect the respect that person has for themselves.
Another thing to consider when sharing these types of pictures, these could very well be personal pictures that these women sent to a boyfriend that is now their ex, and is being plastered everywhere by him or her in order to humiliate them. This is why I am choosing not to add to that humiliation by sharing any pictures as an example in this post because I am unsure as to whether consent was involved.
The only reason this sort of thing is capable of humiliating another person is because we apparently live in a world where seeing a picture of a naked or half-naked “promiscuously dressed” woman gives us enough reason to completely degrade and shame them.
If any woman intentionally shares a naked photo of herself, I can happily admit to you, she has more confidence in her pinky than you or I will probably ever have in our lives. I would say it takes a certain amount of love for oneself to be brave enough to be completely bare before everyone’s critical eyes. If she wanted the world to see this, she knew the negative response she was going to receive, and not a single piece of fudge was given the moment she pushed that post button.
Maybe I am just another hippie that wishes the world would chill out, sit in a drum circle and connect with others without making snap conclusions of each other. Maybe I am just another millennial that wants to create a "safe space" for everyone. Either way, at the end of the day, these women have my respect and are just as deserving of respect as you or me.
P.S.
She is a human being.
She is not hurting, harassing, or degrading anyone else.
If you calculate how much skin she is showing, it will never be equal to her self-worth.
