Kim Kardashian West does it again!
Kim Kardashian posts yet another naked (topless) selfie of herself for her fans and followers – but this time with her model friend Emily Ratajkowski.
But why are they posing naked? to prove a point –
“We are more than just our bodies, but that doesn’t mean we have to be shamed for them or our sexuality.”
Kim Kardashian recently made waves with two nearly naked selfies that threw the Twitterverse into an uproar, sparking a debate over the 35-year-old mother of two’s decision to share the pictures. She responded to those who criticized her with a series of tweets followed by a post on her website defending herself against the outrage, and was quickly backed by a group of fellow famous names supporting her anti body-shaming message. One such celebrity was Emily Ratajkowski, who posted a nude photo of her own on social media in the days following the incident.
This isn’t the first time Ratajkowski has stood up for herself and other women who aren’t ashamed of their sexuality. In February, she wrote an essay for Lenny Letter about being sexualized at a young age and how she’s come to be proud of her sexuality. Part of her essay reads:
The implication is that to be sexual is to be trashy because being sexy means playing into men’s desires. To me, “sexy” is a kind of beauty, a kind of self-expression, one that is to be celebrated, one that is wonderfully female. Why does the implication have to be that sex is a thing men get to take from women and women give up? Most adolescent women are introduced to “sexy” women through porn or Photoshopped images of celebrities. Is that the only example of a sexual woman we will provide to the young women of our culture? Where can girls look to see women who find empowerment in deciding when and how to be or feel sexual? Even if being sexualized by society’s gaze is demeaning, there must be a space where women can still be sexual when they choose to be.
Whatever these ladies are trying to do, we hope it actually empowers women!
