I Post My Nudes Because It Pleases Me

If this offends you, I suggest you stop being so egocentric

Taking nude photos of yourself after a significant life change and then posting them on social media just because it pleases you does feel fucking amazing.

Let's say you have spent the first 40 years of your life not taking ownership of your body because you were repeatedly told you couldn't. Still, you try, only to get punished.

So, when you finally can, a glorious feeling invades you.

Sadly, you get called selfish, a slut, una puta, immoral…Folks, it's just skin. Except, of course, it isn't.

It all starts with ownership.

You see, this is my skin. My body. And these are my pictures, a tool to express myself, just as I do with my writing.

Sometimes, I take pictures of flowers, the sky, or even the foods I consume. I mean, if you don't gram it, did it even happen?

However, on occasions, an image comes to my mind: a naked body, dark hair cascading over a woman's back, an inviting smile, all of it in glorious grayscale.

I can't get the idea out of my head. I need to see it. So I make it happen.

And, because this is my body, and I have decided to claim full ownership over it, I use it. I rehearse the pose, I set up the shutter, and I do it.

The final step, of course, is to share it with the world. After all, I think I have produced a beautiful image: I want everyone to see.

I'm not selfish…

Above all, it pleases me greatly to have created It. First in my mind, then with my body, and finally on a picture.

But what about the risk?

I know…this is risky. After all, some people might think I am…dirty? Filthy? Not a good person?

Really?

Isn't it funny how all of our human qualities can disappear just because we took some pictures? Everything we ever did, swept away because a ton of people got to see our skin, and that made them think of sex?

When a woman decides to take nudes and then share them, whether it is with a few people or with the whole wide world, some might ask, "Why doesn't she do something else to express herself?"

Should she try pottery? Hiking? Writing self-help? That's a very fair question, except for the fact the only reason some people want her to stop taking those pictures is that it personally offends them. I could suggest blocking or muting, but that's not enough.

They want to make sure those images don't even exist. So much evil in the world, and people lose their shit over some sexy pictures.

In the end, this is the reason.

The funniest thing is that most women take those pictures for themselves. They want to witness their sexiness. They have come to embrace the mighty feminine beast that has been aching to come out and play, and they need evidence.

So, if a woman goes through some shit, rebuilds herself and then wants to spend a whole month redecorating her house, let her. She wants to hitchhike from New York to Guadalajara? Ditto. She prefers to get naked and take a gazillion pictures? Well, you already know what I think…

If this offends you, I suggest you stop being so egocentric. Those pictures are not about you. They are for her personal satisfaction. If you don't like them, don't look at them. If she keeps offending you, block her — I bet you know where that button is!

But do not for a moment think you have the right to ask her to stop. She already dealt with that negative shit, and, trust me, you don't want to get on her way.

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