A couple of days ago the ABC ran a story about a woman whose business model is, at least as far as I can tell, taking pictures of mostly unclothed women and posting them on Instagram. What separates Brandon's pictures from soft porn is, apparently, that the images show "body hair and stretch-marks." In other words, they are not the usual soft porn abundant on Instagram which depict whatever the current ideal of female beauty, according to "society" is - side note, seems to be enormous butts these days so there is hope for some!
This business apparently promotes "body positivity." Now, I have nothing bad to say about anyone that wants to rebel against whatever the current ideal of female beauty is. Let's face it, females have been f**ked over for centuries with barbaric practices designed to appeal to some masculine ideal of the perfect woman, from foot-binding to genital mutilation. And, seemingly, no matter how "civilised" society becomes there is always one more thing that can be done to "correct" the female body.
Here is my take on body positivity. Disengage from the entire media - social and otherwise - circus. Take up a sport, preferably a skill sport. Get outside and use your body as nature intended. Climb rocks, run trails, swim in the ocean, surf, ski, camp outside in the wilderness, get smelly and dirty, and experience real life. The fact that you have a few stretch marks, cellulite, body hair or who the fuck cares will fill you with supreme indifference because you have a body that is strong, fit and can take you places under your own power.
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