You're Invited...to See Me in My Undies

Let me just get this out in the open one and for all: I'm planning on changing my last name and I'm happy as a pig in mud about it. Don't give me the whole, "OMG, but aren't you a self-proclaimed feminist?!" bull-honkey, because you're right, I am. You see, feminists come in all shapes and sizes and support a myriad of different issues. Did you know that some feminists are pro-life?  And some feminists think "Sex and the City" is dangerous to women? And some feminists are totally radical and adhere to the Redstockings Manifesto?

So today when I was on Twitter (nevermind the fact that I was on deadline and trying to get 5,000 work-related things done), I stumbled upon a bit of a debate. Wait, no. It wasn't a debate. It was just people calmly discussing an interesting issue like adults in 140 characters or less.

And that, my friends, was the issue of pole dancing as exercise. Is it empowering? Is it trashy? Will it give you killer abs? Will it make you want to install a pole in your bedroom?

 

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And so the debate-that-wasn't-really-a-debate continued, and I watched the responses roll in with mild interest. Until one tweet in particular brought up a very interesting point that was SO ON THE MONEY, it turned the elusive light bulb in my noggin' on:

 

"I wouldn't say [pole dancing lessons are] empowering, but it can definitely make you feel sexy. I'd think in the same way a boudoir shoot would." -LIBudgetBride

 

She. Is. So. RIGHT.

I'm not really a fan of boudoir photos published online for the whole world and potential bosses to potentially see. Isn't the whole point of wedding-related boudoir photography to take some sexy photos of yourself and give them to your partner as a wedding gift? Or something like that? If so, shouldn't it be kind of sacred? Do you think your partner would want photos of you online in compromising positions giving Come Hither looks to the camera while rolling around in a mussed up bed?! And what if a boss did in fact see them and forever will imagine you in your push-up bra and thong despite your attire of a smart-yet-fashionable business suit?

Ah, I'm sounding like a crotchety old biddy, but maybe you should take a look for yourself:

(Just a note, boudoir photos are Not Safe for Work if your work doesn't condone you looking at photos of scantily clad women while you're on the clock. And if you don't want to see photos of the aforementioned scantily clad women, then click no further and take my word for it.)