Happy New Year! I hope the hangovers have subsided and everyone is off to an amazing 2023 so far! Getting ready for bed last night, our newly decorated bathroom sparked a discussion between Jay and I, and I thought I would both share – and continue – here. But before I get started, a little context. We are slowly decorating our new home. We found a really cute “Get Naked” wooden sign about a month before we took possession of our new home, and just had to purchase it. Obviously. I decided to hang it on the bathroom wall. This inadvertently turned into the feature piece that inspired the rest of the bathroom décor. We ordered this really cute butt shaped vase off of Amazon, found an abstract female body vase from Winners, and supported a couple Etsy artists with some “butt inspired” prints to finish off the room. I feel I will need a few different photographs in the blog to share all the cute things I just described. There is very much a naked theme throughout the bathroom – but an emphasis on the bum. Which is weird the blog is called “Nipples” – right?
We hosted two massive parties over the New Year's long weekend. We hosted all of our friends in a de-facto housewarming NYE party. We are starting all of our major renos tonight – so this was a chance for everyone to see the “before” house. And then my family always celebrates Xmas on New Year's Day, so we invited everyone over yesterday for family dinner and gift exchange. We left our bathroom décor as is for both parties. Bums all over the wall, two naked vases, and a sign encouraging you to get naked. Definitely a conversation starter, and a couple unsolicited topless pics from friends, overall, it was well received. Getting ready for bed last night – as Jay was brushing his teeth and I was mid-way through my nightly routine – I commented to Jay how I loved our bathroom. I clearly meant our bathroom decorations, because currently the bathroom looks like it hasn’t had a facelift since the house was built in the 70’s and in major need for a facelift.
There were a couple different pieces of art we were choosing between for our artwork. Some focused-on boobs, other bums. The ones we decided were a little classier, and a little less sexual. I do have young nieces, and very conservative in-laws. I told Jay I was glad we went with the prints we did – and that the bums were a lot less sexual. He explained the boobs weren’t either. To which I replied that true, but everyone has a bum. Jay, still with a toothbrush in his mouth, grabs his chest and with a mouth full of toothpaste explained everyone has boobs as well. Clearly, he was missing the point. Or just being silly. But we got into a discussion about boobs. First, we debated how everyone has a chest – but only girls have boobs. He argued semantics. And after some trivial points on both sides, we continued on with our bedtime routines.
Less than a minute later, as I was about to start brushing my teeth, I but my toothbrush down as I just had an epiphany. Giving into Jay’s argument that everyone has boobs. And not wanting to rehash the argument about social media (Instagram’s) censorship of the female nipple – I did probe the discussion about how everyone has one – and how they are different. No, I won't insult you with basic biology 101 – and didn’t even bring up the social media – I did speak to the similarities and the differences between the male and female chest. So, argument – everyone has one. I will agree. I will also agree, for arguments sake, they are different aligned with gender norms. Women’s are traditionally plumper. Won't go into details, but you get the point I am trying to make. Not often you hear stories or see pictures about guys and their side boob or underboob. But if you think about how revealing outfits and bikinis are nowadays, it isn’t the side boob or the underboob, or the cleavage that is socially unacceptable to show in public, it’s the nipple. And even with all the differences between male and female chests, THE NIPPLE IS THE SAME. Everyone has one. If anything, society should dictate women have a reverse bikini where the cleavage and side boob are hidden, and the nipple is exposed?
Poor Jay is just trying to pee and go to bed after a long weekend of hosting at this point. I am full fledge ranting at this point. The one thing both chests have in common is the one thing that is explicitly unacceptable to show. The irony. The one thing everyone shares in common – a nipple – for women its considered obscene, lewd, sexualized, and improper. I just don’t get it. And you all know me – known for a sneaky nip – and one that is more often out than not in the summer months – unaware of why it's such a big deal? All of these arguments are coming after a busy weekend. So, I am exhausted and using a lot more brain power than I have available, and all I can do is laugh at the irony.
Fun fact that is completely irrelevant but worth sharing. The color code for my nipple is #E1B7A9. The name for this color is Rose Fog. When my sister and I were designing our logo for our Sneaky Nip Design Co., I wanted it to be as authentic as possible and did a color match to ensure it was accurate as possible. I’ve heard rumors that the perfect color of lipstick to your body tone is to match it to the color of your areolas. So, I wonder what I can do with the color of my nipple? It’s not like the color rose fog is offensive. Everyone’s nipples are going to be a different color. Jay’s nipple color is called Matrix. Which thanks to Keanu Reeves I would have assumed would be green – but nope, just a different shade of pink. And obviously this isn’t an exact science as lighting and such. And obviously I am just being silly now, as there is almost an infinite amount of nipple colors out there. But regardless of shape, size, color, it’s the only women that have theirs restricted.
Thank you for listening to my rant, Happy New Year, and I hope you all have an AMAZING 2023!
Editor's Note: We have followed Rae's posts about her journey into being nude and have enjoyed some of the adventures or misadventures as it were along the way. We are commenting now on this post because our bathroom decor is quite similar to what she describes and shows in her illustrative photo on the post (which is shown herein).
We hosted two massive parties over the New Year's long weekend. We hosted all of our friends in a de-facto housewarming NYE party. We are starting all of our major renos tonight – so this was a chance for everyone to see the “before” house. And then my family always celebrates Xmas on New Year's Day, so we invited everyone over yesterday for family dinner and gift exchange. We left our bathroom décor as is for both parties. Bums all over the wall, two naked vases, and a sign encouraging you to get naked. Definitely a conversation starter, and a couple unsolicited topless pics from friends, overall, it was well received. Getting ready for bed last night – as Jay was brushing his teeth and I was mid-way through my nightly routine – I commented to Jay how I loved our bathroom. I clearly meant our bathroom decorations, because currently the bathroom looks like it hasn’t had a facelift since the house was built in the 70’s and in major need for a facelift.
There were a couple different pieces of art we were choosing between for our artwork. Some focused-on boobs, other bums. The ones we decided were a little classier, and a little less sexual. I do have young nieces, and very conservative in-laws. I told Jay I was glad we went with the prints we did – and that the bums were a lot less sexual. He explained the boobs weren’t either. To which I replied that true, but everyone has a bum. Jay, still with a toothbrush in his mouth, grabs his chest and with a mouth full of toothpaste explained everyone has boobs as well. Clearly, he was missing the point. Or just being silly. But we got into a discussion about boobs. First, we debated how everyone has a chest – but only girls have boobs. He argued semantics. And after some trivial points on both sides, we continued on with our bedtime routines.
Less than a minute later, as I was about to start brushing my teeth, I but my toothbrush down as I just had an epiphany. Giving into Jay’s argument that everyone has boobs. And not wanting to rehash the argument about social media (Instagram’s) censorship of the female nipple – I did probe the discussion about how everyone has one – and how they are different. No, I won't insult you with basic biology 101 – and didn’t even bring up the social media – I did speak to the similarities and the differences between the male and female chest. So, argument – everyone has one. I will agree. I will also agree, for arguments sake, they are different aligned with gender norms. Women’s are traditionally plumper. Won't go into details, but you get the point I am trying to make. Not often you hear stories or see pictures about guys and their side boob or underboob. But if you think about how revealing outfits and bikinis are nowadays, it isn’t the side boob or the underboob, or the cleavage that is socially unacceptable to show in public, it’s the nipple. And even with all the differences between male and female chests, THE NIPPLE IS THE SAME. Everyone has one. If anything, society should dictate women have a reverse bikini where the cleavage and side boob are hidden, and the nipple is exposed?
Poor Jay is just trying to pee and go to bed after a long weekend of hosting at this point. I am full fledge ranting at this point. The one thing both chests have in common is the one thing that is explicitly unacceptable to show. The irony. The one thing everyone shares in common – a nipple – for women its considered obscene, lewd, sexualized, and improper. I just don’t get it. And you all know me – known for a sneaky nip – and one that is more often out than not in the summer months – unaware of why it's such a big deal? All of these arguments are coming after a busy weekend. So, I am exhausted and using a lot more brain power than I have available, and all I can do is laugh at the irony.
Fun fact that is completely irrelevant but worth sharing. The color code for my nipple is #E1B7A9. The name for this color is Rose Fog. When my sister and I were designing our logo for our Sneaky Nip Design Co., I wanted it to be as authentic as possible and did a color match to ensure it was accurate as possible. I’ve heard rumors that the perfect color of lipstick to your body tone is to match it to the color of your areolas. So, I wonder what I can do with the color of my nipple? It’s not like the color rose fog is offensive. Everyone’s nipples are going to be a different color. Jay’s nipple color is called Matrix. Which thanks to Keanu Reeves I would have assumed would be green – but nope, just a different shade of pink. And obviously this isn’t an exact science as lighting and such. And obviously I am just being silly now, as there is almost an infinite amount of nipple colors out there. But regardless of shape, size, color, it’s the only women that have theirs restricted.
Thank you for listening to my rant, Happy New Year, and I hope you all have an AMAZING 2023!
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