Brittany Lee Lewis Instagram – There’s so much pressure on women, especially if we’re “serious about our career” to cover-up and monitor what we wear and what we post. Even if we go on vacations, wear swimsuits, and take fun pictures, we’re still supposed to adhere to respectability. In this world, they can sell our bodies but shame us for wearing them. We’re told that we can’t be credible and successful while also being beautiful or, dare I say… sexy. Regardless, respectability ain’t my thing. Those aren’t my politics. Besides, any space or institution that wants to confine me or any of us to 1950 womanhood tropes isn’t a place I’d want to be in (although I recognize it’s a privilege to have that choice). We don’t need to conform to these unrealistic, one-dimensional, antiquated norms. Instead, let’s continue to embrace the multi-layered humans that we are. So here’s to all of us women living freely, breaking boundaries, owning and loving our bodies in all the ways ((we)) see fit. Swipe to see some of the ways these issues still persist.