THE SUBJECT OF NUDITY

So as I was waiting patiently this morning for my cab driver to pick me up, I whiled away time watching Kimora House of Fab. I wasn't really following what ever was going on there- my morning madness! What did grasp my attention though was when Kimora's glam squad was trying to convince the model to feature in a nude campaign. The subject of nudity is still not widely accepted and carries a lot of stereotypes and scrutiny. Not just in Africa but the world over. I sat there looking at the model's uncertain expressions and clearly uncomfortable body language and there the editorial team was trying to convince of how tasteful it will be done because their brand does not glorify distasteful nudity and blur blur blur! I recalled in that moment an article I read in a recent copy of my GRAZIA Magaziine where lady gaga revealed that she works in her birthday suit because that is how she cultivates her creative genius. I thought also of how society is so un-accepting of baring too much flesh yet we are still in a quest to advice young girls to love the skin their in and embrace their figures. The fight to achieving a generation that is not consumed by body issues is far from over if society continues to dictate how people should look or present themselves. I went on to read a quote that said 'Take pride in being whoever the F*ck you want to be". It sounded rebellious. 

My thoughts then gravitated towards how older women always tag nudity to be unAfrican yet most traditional African attires bare breasts ad buttocks...how unAfrican I asked myself? Well that's hypocrisy-point blank. i love me a good 'ol tasteful nude shot. It carries a message beyond just being naked. It's celebratory, a bold statement of pride and beauty. Here are my all time favorite nudiess!

The 1991 Vanity Fai Cover where Demi Moore made nude look regal and gave pregnancy its beauty

Kim Kardashian posed for Playboy Magazine in December 2007

Rihanna was a stunner on the cover of GQ Magazine

With the caption "Eating meat is a sin-Go vegetarian, Angela Simmons showed her goods to the world for a good course.