Kim Kardashian never ceases to be the talk of the town. Whether she releases a video game, attends a fashion show or... posts a nude selfie. This past week Kim posted this photo on Instagram that had everyone buzzing:
Celebrities, even those that consider themselves feminists, attacked her for posting this photo, making it very clear that they did not agree with her choice. Chloe Grace Moretz let Kim know that she thought she should be teaching girls that they have more to offer than just their bodies. Chloe wasn't the only one, though. Bette Midler, Pink, and Piers Morgan were also in the mix of well-known faces that were a part of the backlash.
Of course, there was support from numerous people, including Amber Rose who said everyone should let a grown woman make her own choices, but the fact that there was any hate at all, blows my mind.
Not only has Kim posed nude in the past and even released a selfie book where she included nude photos, but this was her personal choice. No one forced her into posting this photo! If a woman is confident in her body, there should be no reason why she can't post a photo like Kim's if that's her choice.
In a post that Kim wrote as a response to all of the hate, she mentions all of the things that empower her; her body being one of those things. If anything, she's showing other girls and women that it's an amazing thing to be comfortable in your own skin, not that your body is all you have to offer.
If a male Calvin Klein underwear model were to post a photo similar to hers, many teenage girls and middle age women would drool and resemble the heart eye emoji, so what makes this picture any different? I've seen it first hand where a male friend of mine posted a photo with Kim's selfie in mind and people loved it; they thought it was hilarious!
People shouldn't be hating on Kim, telling her that as a mother she shouldn't be doing things like this, because as a mother, she is still a human being. As a mother, she still has the right to feel comfortable with her body and do with it what she pleases. This doesn't make her any less of a woman and I don't think it's degrading in the least.
What I see when I look at that nude selfie is someone who loves themselves, someone who is comfortable in their body, and someone who wants to inspire others to be comfortable with their own bodies. It's mind boggling to me how many people are still so offended by human anatomy and confidence that they have to make others feel bad for loving themselves. Just because somebody's idea of empowerment is different than yours doesn't make them wrong.
