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Tuesday 12 May 2015
Free the Nipple Campaign
The Free the Nipple Campaign is something that Step and I strongly support and believe in.
From the Wiki page - Free the Nipple is an equality movement focused upon the double standards regarding the censorship of female breasts started by activist and filmmaker Lina Esco.[1] The campaign is not a crusade that exclusively advocates for women to bare their chests at any and all given times; rather, it seeks to strip society of its tendencies toward the sexualization and oppression of the female upper body, addressing hypocrisies and inconsistencies in American culture and legal systems that enforce its taboos. Ultimately, the campaign resolves to decriminalize female toplessness in the US and empower women across white, western nations in a greater effort toward global gender equality, particularly for white women.
Equality is a very important concept for both of us, and here in Ontario women have the same right to bare their breasts that men do. Unfortunatly, the same can't be said in all places.
We decided to put our money where our mouths are and post photos in support.
From the Wiki page - Free the Nipple is an equality movement focused upon the double standards regarding the censorship of female breasts started by activist and filmmaker Lina Esco.[1] The campaign is not a crusade that exclusively advocates for women to bare their chests at any and all given times; rather, it seeks to strip society of its tendencies toward the sexualization and oppression of the female upper body, addressing hypocrisies and inconsistencies in American culture and legal systems that enforce its taboos. Ultimately, the campaign resolves to decriminalize female toplessness in the US and empower women across white, western nations in a greater effort toward global gender equality, particularly for white women.
Equality is a very important concept for both of us, and here in Ontario women have the same right to bare their breasts that men do. Unfortunatly, the same can't be said in all places.
We decided to put our money where our mouths are and post photos in support.
Friday 24 April 2015
Being Brave and Honest With Ourselves
Today I am doing something that I never, ever thought I would. I am posting untouched photos of myself in my underwear on the internet. I've spent from the age of 12 until today trying to hide how I look from everyone. I never let anyone post full length pictures of myself, when recording my band playing, I insisted on setting up the camera so it showed the guitarists and not me. I avoided seeing video of me in theatre productions. I only posted well posed photos.
The reason is that I never wanted anyone to know that I was overweight. As a teen, I was incredibly busty and average weight, but being short and wearing baggy cloths, left me looking far heavier than I was, so I had this image of myself as huge. Then I put on weight and I gave up so many opportunities because I thought I was too fat.
Les Miz had auditions in Toronto and I didn't go because I didn't think they would want someone who looked like me. I heard several times when gigging in bars that I had an amazing voice, and 'such a pretty face, if only you'd lose a little weight, you could make it big."
When I made the transition from stage to internet, I continued to hide, I still refuse to be on video for Kink Geek, as I have this voice in my head that says, people will only want to listen to me if I am tiny and gorgeous. I'm sure this sounds silly, or self absorbed to some, and it is, but it's also the way that many people have experienced the world. If you aren't very young, very thin and very beautiful, you just aren't worth as much in society.
The problem with this looks based method of judging peoples worth is that no one can measure up. Those that are overweight aren't the only segment of society to have to deal with this, but this is the category that I find myself in. There are days that I don't even want to leave the house, my anxiety is so bad. I struggle with this daily.
Step and I made a vow to get healthier and we are fighting really hard to do just that. We promised back in January to post these photos as a way of making ourselves accountable and to own up to where we are in our journey. We also thought it might help other people that feel shame because of their bodies. The reason that it's taken until today for it to happen is fear. I'm terrified of being this exposed and of opening myself up to the bullying that I experienced in highschool. To hearing from the world wide web how fat and unattractive I am.
I've decided today to push that fear aside and accept that I am who I am in this moment. Tomorrow I will be better and stronger, and two months from now, even more so, but today- this is where we are.
Thanks for reading,
-Tams
The reason is that I never wanted anyone to know that I was overweight. As a teen, I was incredibly busty and average weight, but being short and wearing baggy cloths, left me looking far heavier than I was, so I had this image of myself as huge. Then I put on weight and I gave up so many opportunities because I thought I was too fat.
Les Miz had auditions in Toronto and I didn't go because I didn't think they would want someone who looked like me. I heard several times when gigging in bars that I had an amazing voice, and 'such a pretty face, if only you'd lose a little weight, you could make it big."
When I made the transition from stage to internet, I continued to hide, I still refuse to be on video for Kink Geek, as I have this voice in my head that says, people will only want to listen to me if I am tiny and gorgeous. I'm sure this sounds silly, or self absorbed to some, and it is, but it's also the way that many people have experienced the world. If you aren't very young, very thin and very beautiful, you just aren't worth as much in society.
The problem with this looks based method of judging peoples worth is that no one can measure up. Those that are overweight aren't the only segment of society to have to deal with this, but this is the category that I find myself in. There are days that I don't even want to leave the house, my anxiety is so bad. I struggle with this daily.
Step and I made a vow to get healthier and we are fighting really hard to do just that. We promised back in January to post these photos as a way of making ourselves accountable and to own up to where we are in our journey. We also thought it might help other people that feel shame because of their bodies. The reason that it's taken until today for it to happen is fear. I'm terrified of being this exposed and of opening myself up to the bullying that I experienced in highschool. To hearing from the world wide web how fat and unattractive I am.
I've decided today to push that fear aside and accept that I am who I am in this moment. Tomorrow I will be better and stronger, and two months from now, even more so, but today- this is where we are.
Thanks for reading,
-Tams
Thursday 23 April 2015
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Wednesday 4 March 2015
Thursday 12 February 2015
Tuesday 27 January 2015
Thursday 15 January 2015
Friday 2 January 2015
It's a Brand New Year.
Happy New Year everyone!
It seems really odd to be starting a new chapter in our lives on a Friday, but Step and I vowed that January 2nd would be the beginning of our new life, so today we begin.
We started the day off by getting up at the alarm, (Yay!!!) showered, made a protien shake and settled in to plan out the rest of the morning. Oh, we also stepped on the scale once again. That was a unfun thing to do first thing in the morning.
Given that we have agreed to share our journey with you, all of it, here is our starting point-
Step: 6'5 335ish
Tams: 5'2 211 (heavy bone, athleticly muscled)
Just looking at the numbers is enough to make me a little embarassed and sad. I knew that I would gain back the weight that I lost last year when I stopped my pattern of extreme not eating, but that doesn't make it any easier to see. That said, we are moving forward from here with a positive attitude.
We hope you'll join us on our journey and if you are starting one of your own, we encourage you to share it with us, people are always more successful when they do things as a team.
We shall be uploading some starting point photos later today, and shall check in on how our first day went. Until then, we hope you all have a wonderful start to your new year.
~Tams
It seems really odd to be starting a new chapter in our lives on a Friday, but Step and I vowed that January 2nd would be the beginning of our new life, so today we begin.
We started the day off by getting up at the alarm, (Yay!!!) showered, made a protien shake and settled in to plan out the rest of the morning. Oh, we also stepped on the scale once again. That was a unfun thing to do first thing in the morning.
Given that we have agreed to share our journey with you, all of it, here is our starting point-
Step: 6'5 335ish
Tams: 5'2 211 (heavy bone, athleticly muscled)
Just looking at the numbers is enough to make me a little embarassed and sad. I knew that I would gain back the weight that I lost last year when I stopped my pattern of extreme not eating, but that doesn't make it any easier to see. That said, we are moving forward from here with a positive attitude.
We hope you'll join us on our journey and if you are starting one of your own, we encourage you to share it with us, people are always more successful when they do things as a team.
We shall be uploading some starting point photos later today, and shall check in on how our first day went. Until then, we hope you all have a wonderful start to your new year.
~Tams
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