Self-love for me means accepting who I am and dealing with the perceived flaws that I live with. It is also accepting that sometimes I struggle with feelings of inadequacy and I do not think that I am enough. The point to all of this, is acknowledging this part about me. When I acknowledge it then it becomes easy for me to seek self-love through managing the moments when I don’t feel like I love myself. I am constantly working towards finding ways that enable me to value myself.

Society is obsessed with women's bodies and I take my body back by doing whatever it is that I want to do with my body

How do I negotiate my way across life with a system that I find so violent yet it seems so normal to many others?

In nude protests, the very same body that is objectified and subjected to endless scrutiny and policing is used to reclaim power.

To misbehave us to denounce the social norms that limit individuals based on who they are. That to make history is to upset patriarchy, a system that is intent on controlling and marginalising others.

And that makes us (black women) feel like we have spokespeople, because everybody we encounter feels they have a piece of you and can tell you how to live your life