A Cowardly New World

One of these pages was blocked from Facebook.
Which one do you think it was?




The first, a mother feeding her child.





The second.....what is she doing? I don't even know. Suffice it to say I got it from a page titled... Drunk Girls..... Classy. And this was one of the more tasteful pictures on the page because I wasn't comfortable putting anything else on my personal blog.




I recently started following the Instagram of Sakura Bloom, a ring sling company for baby wearing. From their feed I was led to the page 4th Trimester Bodies Project.

This project was created by a photographer, mother, women's advocate. As stated in her Facebook page profile:

"This project is dedicated to embracing the beauty inherent in the changes brought to our bodies by motherhood, childbirth and breastfeeding."

It's a beautiful cause and I've loved following both on Facebook and Instagram. 

The project is that she takes pictures of mothers and their children. 

"Our only guideline is that you are a MOTHER and are willing to {tastefully} bare it all in the name of honest beauty. This on going series will culminate in a community website, gallery show and printed publication."

The photos are so beautiful. They show the reality of what giving our children life does to our bodies, and it's stunningly gorgeous. 

Ashlee, the creater of 4th Trimester Bodies Project continues to receive flack from Facebook for the beautiful, empowering images she shares. She was just recently blocked from making any further posts on both her personal and business accounts. Meanwhile, pages titled Drunk Girls flourish. Its disgusting. 

Something should change. It's a sad day for humanity when half naked tweens are revered while real womanhood (in all it's glory! Cellulite, stretch marks, scars of childbirth...) is censored. They started a petition to Facebook when Ashlee was blocked the first time, but that doesn't seem to have helped much. I don't know what we can realistically do but I think maybe shedding a little light and spreading awareness could help.
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