I looked at her and I said, you are my role model. I just want to keep my body in shape to say that I have the option to wear that and not a moon move from Target. Nothing wrong with the moon move from Target. They are very comfortable. But I am in my post to have me dressed in a whole bunch of different attire and these are photos that are actually on social media because I have stepped out of that mindset of you can't
Professor Z
@Professor42 · 2:46
I've actually helped a lot of my friends do these types of contests where it's based on votes and stuff like that. Sometimes you pay money to sort of, like, up your votes. I'm very familiar with these, and I've actually helped two of my friends. One friend made it to like, I guess, the semi finals, right?
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:23
And I am not for body shaming other people, men or women, based on what they want to wear, as long as they feel good. What is it? What is it hurting me? What is it hurting me? If I don't prefer a person that looks a certain way, then I don't have to be with the person that looks that way, right? But what I don't have to do either is denim
I think maybe both denders experience the quote unquote age appropriate commentary on clothes. But I do think that women receive the most focus and comments about it. And I think that some of this comes down to society's objectification of women. And so at certain ages it's not appropriate if you're too young to wear anything revealing and if you're of certain ages, then it is something you're supposed to do. And then as you get older, it's all seemingly around sexualization of women, right?
Eluchianna Olive
@Luchianna · 4:58
It comes with a responsibility, and you have to be mindful. There are certain things, certain sizes, although we can get into, that should not wear. Okay, but that's my personal feeling. I wouldn't wear it, and I can only speak for myself. If you feel comfortable in the skin that you and you can wear it and rock it, go right ahead. Should you? It's totally up to you in our society to decide if you're over the age of 18
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:07
Hi, Christina. Thank you for participating in this well. And I am in alignment with you. It's fashion and there is no associated age. There is no associated role, there is no associated sex. And you're right, it's situations. I liked that and I'm going to start using that term. It is situationally appropriate. Would I wear the thong, a bathing suit to work tomorrow when I go in? Likely not
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:55
Growing up in their house with their rules, even when I started working, I had my own job. They still dictated what I could buy with my own money in high school, in their house and what I wear. So, of course, believe you me, when I show up to different family events wearing what I want to wear, I get the look from my mother like, oh, my God, look at that. What do you have on?
If I did, even when I've gone to visit though, maybe I'll go barefoot, but you'll still see me in jeans. And of course this weirds everyone out. Oh well, I don't know, it is weird, but it's me, so take her, leave it. Right? I don't know, it's funny, our perspectives on these things
Georgie Dee
@GeorgieDee · 3:26
Nope. There's no such thing as age appropriate clothing or gender appropriate clothing or weight appropriate clothing or height appropriate clothing with Christina on that one. I think sometimes there's culturally appropriate clothing. That's the only time I think I've actually changed the way I dress so as not to offend an entire culture. So when I used to go to Thailand, thailand's changed a bit
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 1:13
You're like, I just don't like it when I do go to the beach. When I do go, you're going to see me on whatever I have on. And this post, my own post and just hearing the comments, the majority of the comments were in alignment with let people live and be and be free. I love Georgie comment, which I got to get back to her about. It's a costume. And I was like, oh, my gosh, I love that
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:11
And she said, and we do expect you to have an outfit change, like ballroom gown, outfit change for each event. So a lot of people have things in their car. They're changing in their car, in the bathroom, because if you're not wearing a different outfit, it symbolizes lack of wealth, lack of abundance, scarcity, and that's not what we're about as people from the Congo. And I was like, okay
Nick G
@NickGweezy · 2:35
What the h*** is that? I guess on the opposite side of the coin is maybe like not letting your twelve year old daughter wear something inappropriate to school or whatever. But then even they'll put the brakes on that. I don't really think that it's that big of a concept because I thought about Instagram and the thing there is on Instagram it seems that I love your content
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:40
Even palm. Olive not just don. I liked it. Thank you for your addition to this swell. And I agree. In terms of women or young girls, young girls, let's be clear, because they are young girls under 18 wearing clothes that are super revealing. I do believe it's our responsibility as adults, especially for caring for young girls, to model for them confidence and body confidence and not judging other people
Eluchianna Olive
@Luchianna · 1:43
I just saw I guess I saw how the women in my family dressed, and I kind of created my own style, and that's basically what it is, creating your own style and what you're comfortable with, and you rock on, and that's what I do. So teach your zone. Again, just speak for one. It's all good, all love. But yeah, interesting. Thanks
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:59
Or no wonder you're in the situation you're in because you wear XYZ or you look like XYZ. I don't know. It's a lot to think about with it being Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Awareness Month and, you know, we're supposed to be voting this month. Just a lot to take in
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 5:00
Now, when it comes to age, I feel like when you're a child, there are certain things, like, I'm like, oh, h*** no. You cannot wear that. Even coming right up as a female, I was a little bit more reserved. I'm like, I'm not wearing that. But then again, I didn't want to be a female. So that's why I say my situation is a little different
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 4:32
So he pulled it off, but when I picked him up later, he was like, I don't understand why I couldn't wear it. And I said, I just don't find it appropriate to wear it to school. And he was like, what other people do wear it to school? And I said, if other people dropped off a cliff, are you going to jump off a cliff? And he was like, no
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 3:08
Usually I'm a person who gets cold easily, but not to the point where I'm wearing a hoodie anyway. But yeah, when it comes to the whole durag thing, my parents told me that there's a time and place, like I said, my former life, and even now even and I wear durags because I work on having waves. So I get that. For me, like you said, it's a hair protectant
J.L. Beasley
@Her_Sisu · 3:54
And then I met her four months later. And then I was hopeful that I would be able to have many more flights back out there and I just haven't been able to. And then we were planning to have the birthday party here in the state, like most of our family is in, but then they just found out that they got pregnant again
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 0:47
Well, one niece is fine, but the one, she's pretty moody, but then again, she's an Aquarius like me, so I try not to be too hard on her about it, but yeah, I get it. And yeah, that's funny, though. I loved on her. I showed up to see her. You can have her back