I am blessed to have two daughters and an amazing wife that is guiding them thru life as they become women. I recently saw Rihanna’s album cover and I was saddened because another influential young lady was showing off her precious body again. I then reflected back on other popular young ladies (Paris Hilton, Vanessa Hudgens, Adrienne Bailon, etc…) that had naked or racy photos of themselves on the internet. I wanted my wife’s perspective on the issue and this is how she responded.

“It’s deception, a lie. It doesn’t really show strength and power. Matter of fact it is false empowerment. I think women are searching for a way to express their feelings and some choose this type of liberation. Don’t get me wrong, making the decision to show your body isn’t easy and generates a strong feeling of liberation, but it is still a lie. Such a bold move causes others not see the intentions behind your decision, but just a shell or the surface of your decision, just your body. People don’t see the inner growth, and strength, that is why its false. It is widely accepted because men, at the end of the day, will just be drooling over your so called artistic pics. They just see and feel the gratification of your pics. Many will not get the message or see the message more important than those pictures. Just as a women’s clothes are stripped off, so does the nakedness strip away the power of the message. It devalues it.”

I think that sums it up. Young ladies keep it on, young men, quit being perverted, it may get you in some serious trouble.