The Lingerie Addict

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Real Talk and a Rant

There are people who think I should only post photos of small-busted women. There are people who think I should only post photos of full-busted women. There are people who think I should only post photos of women with tattoos or plus sized women or older women or women who aren’t photoshopped, etc. etc. etc.

Usually, it’s couched in language like, “Where are the real women?” or “I never see women who look like me.” followed by a link to one post (out of thousands) on one social media platform (out of a half dozen).

As a muscular, scarred-up, afro’d, black woman who never sees anyone who looks like her in any mainstream media anywhere (unless it’s a photo of myself that I posted myself), I want to know that I understand your frustration. Truly. Underrepresentation sucks.

But before you send me an angry message complaining that I never post about full busted women or I never post about plus size women or I never post about small busted women, I really need you to search the platform you’re on. Because while I fully acknowledge that making TLA’s blog and social platforms more diverse is an on-going project (and one I am fully committed to), it really bothers me when people assume I have a personal vendetta against whatever group they’re a part of because I didn’t post the particular photo they wanted to see on the particular day they stopped by.

In other words, to expect every single photo or article that any blogger posts to represent you or be applicable to you is an unreasonable expectation.

I am not a full bust blogger. I am not a plus size blogger. I am not a small bust blogger.  I am a lingerie blogger. And I post photos of the lingerie that inspires me (which just so happens to include a LOT of different things) at any given time on any given day.

If you don’t see what you were looking for at that particular time on that particular day, come back tomorrow or the day after that or the day after that. Because chances are, we’re getting to it.

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  1. lexparsimonia reblogged this from thelingerieaddict
  2. lexparsimonia said: I find that people who gripe about such things dont want fair representation. They want to be catered to.
  3. kurvendiskussionen said: well said <3
  4. aminahmae reblogged this from kawaiiabetic and added:
    Preach.
  5. thechicinchicago said: It’s funny (not haha but you know) because it seems that you are one of the bloggers who does a very good job representing a variety of women.
  6. kawaiiabetic reblogged this from thelingerieaddict
  7. rednettle said: And THIS is why your blog isn’t just awesome, it’s fucking amazing.
  8. gettingbetterfaster reblogged this from thelingerieaddict
  9. hello-ai said: I love your blog. Some people will always find a reason to complain because their expectations haven’t been met. Maybe they should recognize their expectations are unrealistic or too high. Give me a break. Keep doing what you’re doing. No complaints!
  10. roxiemeow reblogged this from thelingerieaddict