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Ep 120: ARE THEY REAL? Stop Policing Women’s Bodies
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Released:
May 19, 2021
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NOT THAT I OWE ANYONE AN EXPLAINATION ABOUT MY BODY — BUT SINCE I GET THE Q SO OFTEN... LIKE... EVERY TIME I WEAR A PLUNGE BRA Y’ALL ASK... IF MY BOOBS ARE REAL. (This caption is all caps because it’s copy and pasted from my IG story. My font was an automatic all caps style font. I’m not yelling at you. lol.) BUT TRULY ALL BOOBS ARE REAL... IF THEY ARE ON YOUR BODY, THEY ARE YOURS AND THEY ARE REAL... WHERE DO WE GET OFF CALLING PARTS OTHER WOMEN’S BODIES FAKE?. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO IMPLANTS ON MY BODY. I HAD A FAT TRANSFER IN 2019. MY BOOBS WERE VERY UNEVEN SO I TOOK SOME FAT OUT OF MY BELLY AND PUT IT IN MY BOOBS AND THIS WAS TOTALLY THE BEST DECISION FOR ME. AS FAR AS MY FEELINGS ON COSMETIC ENHANCEMENTS/PLASTIC SURGERY... WE ARE ESSENTIALLY POLICING EACH OTHERS BODIES WHEN WE SAY THAT A WOMAN CAN’T DO XYZ AND IF SHE DOES SHE HAS TO SHARE ABOUT IT IN CERTAIN TIME AND CERTAIN WAY. WE ARE ALL GROWN ASS WOMEN HERE; WE CAN DO WHAT WE CHOOSE. MEN AND SOCIETY HAVE POLICED US FOR LONG ENOUGH. LEAVE EACH OTHER’S BODIES ALONE. DO WHAT YOU FEEL. DO IT SAFELY. CREATE THE LIFE, LOVE, AND BODY YOU WANT. I LOVE YOU! THE END.
Released:
May 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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