In less that an hour near naked photos of Amber Rose, collectively, got nearly 200,000 likes on Instagram. Sure, she’s one of those celebrities whose rise to fame can be mostly attributed to the scantily clad videos and photos they flood our timelines with. But these particular photos Amber posted on Saturday were something serious. The series of Instagram posts show the 31-year-old divorcee and mother standing on a balcony wearing a black thong monokini, barely covering her breasts and not at all covering her behind. She also adorned her body with a gold body chain, jewel-encrusted heels and her signature black wide framed sunglasses. Sure, she’s a beautiful woman with a beautiful body. But for how long, how much and until her son turns how old?
The minute I saw the photo that was the first question that popped into my head,
“How long does this bad b*tch stage last?”
The minute I sat down to write this blog, I learned that I wasn’t the only one who took notice of the photos as numerous blogs that got a whiff of the stills had already written pieces of their own; some celebrating, others bashing.
While for a second praising the mother for her bravery and well-shaped body, I spent the next few minutes pondering how long will she go on like this. At what age does being a bad b*tch come to an end? If you’re an avid Instagram user, you might get the sense that it never ends and no matter what accomplishments you have in your life, your sole purpose in life is to post half naked images and show off your assets. Married or not, kids or not, a well paying job or not; social media has it so that not matter what a woman has achieved, her worth, beauty and attractiveness are only measured by the number of likes her curvy body photo gets. Sure, women like Amber make their living this way. Sure, she probably had to go hard early on in her “career” in selling a sexed up image to get to where she is now. But after being married, giving birth to a son and even creating her own successful brands and products does she still need to pose half nude for a phone camera? Is a photo that will only see the light of day on social media, is not for any money making campaign, product or venture…just Instagram, is it that serious? Or will she wait until her son is filling out college applications before she quits?
I surely hope Instagram is around 20 years from now so we can really see how our favorite celebrities evolved, if at all. Hopefully at that age the bad b*tch phase has worn off and they’re posting photos of certificates, trophies, their kids soccer games and maybe even a Grammy or Emmy…because don’t they all claim to be singers and actresses anyway? See More Of The Photos Below.
Rocky Sanford
eLife242 Writer