"I don't think that being a strong person is about ignoring your emotions and fighting your feelings. Putting on a brave face doesn't mean you're a brave person. That's why everybody in my life knows everything that I'm going through. I can't hide anything from them. People need to realise that being open isn't the same as being weak."

- Taylor Swift

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Wordless Wednesday: beauty

It was pointed out to me by a friend a little while ago that whilst we are becoming more and more accepting and desensitized to violence, sexuality and nudity is still something that is heavily censored and stigmatized.

Look at how movies are classified these days. Explicit violence may get a PG or an M at most. One artsy love scene or more than five seconds of nudity and it's at least MA. Last time I checked a gun did more damage than a human body.

Put it this way. Safe, legal, consensual sexual activities? Probably not going to hurt anyone.

Walking around a safe, intimate environment with no clothes on? Probably not going to hurt anyone.

Stabbing someone?

...ya know, might hurt someone.

This is an image a classmate has on her Facebook page, and I think it is very beautiful. It is a realistic depiction of the human body, at least, and isn't overtly sexualized to the point of hardcore-porn stupidity. If you're offended by this image but wouldn't be offended if I posted a still from a movie that involves graphic violence (and I for one can name...a few...)


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