Oops… she did it again. Britney Spears is once more, baring almost all on Instagram. And before you go ahead and judge or express concern, hear her out - because her reasoning is quite inspiring.
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While for years, speculations ran wild that Britney was not controlling her own social media. These days, we know it is in fact Spears, and she’s been increasingly active on Instagram ever since her devastating court testimony in June, where she publicly addressed the conservatorship that's seen her life and finances controlled by her father and lawyers since 2008.
The posts have been personal and some a bit risqué, but hey, that’s her prerogative. In this most recent post Brit Brit shared several topless images of herself, and as she often does in her lengthy captions, explained her reasoning, getting candid about body image.
"No guys... I didn’t get a boob job in just a week... nor am I pregnant... I have boobs in these pics cause I devoured food !!!!," she began the caption, to her 33.3 million followers. "Before I show you more pics of my body… I want you to understand my thoughts on exposing my skin !!!!”
She continued, “In my opinion it’s quite twisted the immediate response of when any woman is hot and they want to shed a layer… no… I’m not talking in a strip club or a performance… just on a practical scale of being in your car and realizing you’re wearing a stupid long sleeve shirt in the summer !!!!”
"The immediate reaction to any woman who does this after shedding a layer is DAMN I FEEL BETTER… therefore you think you look better !!!,” Britney expressed.
Spears went on to add that she's "had a billion shows" where she's done just that, however, to her "horror" she "sometimes… didn't look so great.”
"TOO MANY TIMES and it’s embarrassing as f*** but in my imagination it felt great !!!!" Spears maintained. "I mean I don’t want anybody to see the big dimple on my a** but I feel like performing made me too self conscious about my body and that’s not attractive.”
So after that bit of back story, Britney dove right into explaining, that by doing so, it is her attempt to feel “lighter,” and free. Saying, “anyways I bet you’re wondering why I’d expose my body NOW… well it’s because I was born into this world naked and I honestly feel like the weight of the would has been on my shoulders and it’s made me view myself that way !!!! I wanted to see myself in a lighter way… naked… like the way I was born and to me looking back at my pictures when I shoot it’s insane the psychology in seeing myself in my purest form gives evidence that pain… hurt… tears… and heavy burdens aren’t who I am.”
Continuing to uplift herself with her words, Britney proclaimed, “I am a woman…. a beautiful… sensitive woman who needs to look at myself in my purest form !!! No… I’m not going to do topless pics for the rest of my life cause that would get boring but it sure as hell helps when you need to be enlightened 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ !!!!”
Additionally Britney addressed the ongoing outreach and support that is the #FreeBritney movement, and not so discreetly share the time this little impromptu photoshoot took place.
“I will admit the FREE BRITNEY comments after I took my shirt off were actually really f***ing funny !!!,” Spears revealed. “The Free Britney campaign started with all your amazing pink Free Britney shirts 👚 3 years ago !!! There’s a way deeper meaning to the movement than you can ever imagine … my fans have always been so damn amazing and I love you all 🌹🌹🌹 !!!! Psss this was shot on holy Sunday yesterday ✨ !!!!”
So whether semi-nudity is for you or not, the reasoning behind Britney’s posts is surely something we can all get behind.
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