#FREETITTIES
 
Today I am proud to share #FreeTitties with you.
 
I grew up in an environment that didn’t always embrace equality of the sexes. Many females like me are told from a young age to feel ashamed of our bodies, to feel inferior to men in some ways. That certain jobs, hobbies or interests are for men, not women. That women who are proud of and love their bodies are sluts. We’ve all seen these stereotypes and restrictions represented in media, in culture, in law.

The news shows unending violence and swearing, but requires censorship of the female nipple. Social media sites take down images of women breastfeeding and breast cancer survivors but have little censorship of hate speech and violence. Men walk around shirtless in public comfortably, while women would be harassed, shamed, and potentially have problems with police if they did the same.
 
For myself, I have had to fight through personal and social boundaries to reclaim what we have been taught to lose as women. That my body is MY body, and it is beautiful. That ALL bodies are beautiful. I wrote #FreeTitties as an act of embracing this truth, in the hope that this song takes one stride forward among many that have been taken, and many still needed.
 
I encourage everyone to take a minute to think about their own values and opinions on the subject. Should women be treated differently than men? Aren’t women just as capable, just as worthy, just as beautiful as men? If you answered yes to those questions, I invite you to join me and so many others in our quest to #FreeTitties.
 
Love,
Emmalyn

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