And here’s where I get naked on the internet (again) (NSFW)

02 Sep And here’s where I get naked on the internet (again) (NSFW)

Recently some asshat hackers carved their way into a cloud storage facility, stole naked photos of some female celebrities, and made them public. As far as I’m concerned there is more than one reason to be upset about that. First and foremost, the immoral and illegal invasion of privacy. That’s the obvious part, but it needs to be said in this order because there are a whole lot of people focussing on whether the celebrities in question should have had these pictures in the first place, should have used cloud storage, whatever- which entirely misses the point that they were the victims of a crime and shouldn’t be blamed for that.

Second, though, the second thing that appals me, is that there’s any reason to hide photos like this in the first place. If you’re a private person and don’t feel like sharing that’s fine- I support that 100%. Many of my clients feel the same way and I take extensive precautions to protect them from this sort of situation. But the fact that having had sexy or nude photos taken is something that should in any way affect your career, is something I consider unacceptable. What exactly are we penalizing these women for? Having beautiful bodies? Celebrating their sensuality? It’s not, at its core, any different from a society dictating what clothes it is acceptable for women to wear or whether their hair should be bound in the presence of men.*

There is no shame in our bodies. Let’s celebrate them instead of hiding them. It’s time for a naked revolution.

Photo by Meghan Garner, College Station boudoir photographer extraordinaire

*Again, what women choose for themselves, whether it’s a bikini or a burkha, is another thing entirely- my issue is with that choice being taken from them.