Anonymous asked:
why don't you ever post nudes?
Here we go. There are a lot of reasons for this.
1. First of all, I’d like to point out that I don’t have anything against people who do post nude photographs of themselves. That is their decision. If that brings them strength, if that brings them confidence, if that turns them on… cool. There can be potential consequences if your naked bod is scattered across the internet, but if you are an adult and you have chosen this, cool. Whatever. I am not going to judge you. I just have no interest in doing what you are doing. Kind of like people who play or are into football. Not my thing, not gonna do it, but you keep on doing your thing.
2. I work with children. I work in elementary, preschools, and middle schools. If there were nude photographs of me online, and people saw them, you can bet that I would lose my job, because the Department of Education is not as flexible or as open to the human body as I am.
3. The people who have asked me to post nudes have generally asked me in lewd, inappropriate ways. They’ve hit on me, and made me feel uncomfortable. I don’t enjoy this. They don’t deserve to see my naked body. I don’t want to share it with them.
4. I’m in a long-term committed relationship with my boyfriend. We’ve been together for nearly five years and lived together for almost four. Though the chances of him ever seeing such nudes would probably be slim, he’d definitely be disappointed and sad. I’d feel like I was being unfaithful to him if I smothered my nudes all over the internet. Now, not everyone feels that way. That is my personal opinion. But, it’s my body, and I decide what to do with it. What I decide is not to post naked photos of myself.
5. I just don’t want to.
Thanks for asking! Have a beautiful day.