“Hey, guys. I wanted to write a post elaborating on
my tweets last night. In all seriousness, I never understand why people
get so bothered by what other people choose to do with their lives.
I don’t do drugs, I hardly drink, I’ve never committed a crime—and yet I’m a bad role model for being proud of my body?
It
always seems to come back around to my sex tape. Yes, a sex tape that
was made 13 years ago. 13 YEARS AGO. Literally that lonnng ago. And
people still want to talk about it?!?!
I
lived through the embarrassment and fear, and decided to say who cares,
do better, move on. I shouldn’t have to constantly be on the defense,
listing off my accomplishments just to prove that I am more than
something that happened 13 years ago.
Let’s move on, already. I have.
I
am empowered by my body. I am empowered by my sexuality. I am empowered
by feeling comfortable in my skin. I am empowered by showing the world
my flaws and not being afraid of what anyone is going to say about me.
And I hope that through this platform I have been given, I can encourage
the same empowerment for girls and women all over the world.
I
am empowered by my husband, who is so accepting and supportive and who
has given me a newfound confidence in myself. He allows me to be me and
loves me unconditionally.
I
feel so lucky to have grown up surrounded by strong, driven,
independent women. The life lessons I’ve learned from my sisters, my
mother and my grandmother, I will pass along to my daughter. I want her
to be proud of who she is. I want her to be comfortable in her body. I
don’t want her to grow up in a world where she is made to feel less-than
for embracing everything it means to be a woman.
It’s
2016. The body-shaming and slut-shaming—it’s like, enough is enough. I
will not live my life dictated by the issues you have with my sexuality.
You be you and let me be me.
I am a mother. I am a wife, a sister, a daughter, an entrepreneur and I am allowed to be sexy.
#happyinternationalwomensday”
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