Sexy Selfie Nation

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Chances are that you are getting it all wrong.<br><br>In this eye-opening new work, slut-shaming expert Leora Tanenbaum explains that when we criticize young women for wearing body-revealing outfits and sharing sexy selfies, we are losing the plot.<br><br><b>The problem is not with the actions young women take but with the toxic, sexist conditions they are responding to.</b><br><br>Young people are sick of being held responsible for others' inability to keep their eyes off their bodies. They explain that most of the time, they aren't even trying to sexualize themselves—and, when they do, they are taking control over their bodily autonomy and standing up for themselves.<br><br>Tanenbaum demonstrates that "sexy" does not mean "inviting sex," and that when young women and nonbinary people embrace a sexualized aesthetic or post sexy pictures, they do so on their own terms.<br><br><b>In choosing to wear