I have to agree with Robert, below. To me, an image of a naked woman shows me her power. It shows me her confidence; it is a bold statement that she owns herself, her sexuality and that she is all the more powerful because of it. I have become involved in a certain “lifestyle,” as of late — call it personal growth — and I’m quite impressed and awed by the women (and men) who have tossed shame and inhibition into the dustbin of worthless attitudes where they belong and OWN their bodies and sexuality. To me, these are the people to respect even more! They hide behind nothing except, maybe, moxie. I’m gratified to read your words and see that you didn’t wait until you were in your 50s to learn this as I did. Life is short, so waste no more time worrying about the d-bags and toxic attitudes. I know that if a nude pic of me turned up one day, my response would be, “Yeah, that’s me, so what?” I think that would work for people of any sexual persuasion.
