if we were all just a bit more honest

If this week has taught me anything, it's that if every one of us would just be a little more honest, maybe we could have hope for our country after all.

But as long as we all act like the hypocrites that run our government (yes, please pat yourselves on the back for forming a government after 11 months, great job guys) --meaning, as long as we just all talk in stead of doing something about it, then nothing is going to change.

Some of us are angry because we are still shocked by nudity. Some of us are outraged that the only thing that catches our attention these days comes in naked form, but not all of us are honest enough to admit that it caught our attention to. You can't deny it. And you know what, if a naked photo-shoot is what we need to make some change, than why not. Nothing else seemed to have worked so far. And even if it fails, at least they're trying. That's more than I can say about almost everyone. It's so easy, so easy to write a perfectly witty status on Facebook after you've had the time to assess the entire situation and decided to take a stand behind your computer screen. And then if doesn't get that much attention (i.e. not enough people thought it was that witty, you can just delete it and it'll be like you never said it).

So how about we all acknowledge that we don't know what the perfect solution is, but we are willing to try and accept that other people will want to try to, in their own way. So what if people decided that what makes them feel free, what makes them feel like they've taken a stand, is to pose naked. Whatever motivates you, embrace it, and the end will justify the means.

I'm 28 years old. I left my country a few weeks ago, because I am fed-up and disillusioned and I don't have to tell you, you all feel it. But I also don't feel apathetic when I see a movement, any movement that brings us together and starts a conversation. Let's talk about Domestic violence. If Nasawiya isn't sexy enough to grab your attention about this topic, then maybe pretty naked boobs will. Yes, it's very sad that none of us even knew that we had two athletes in Sochi. It's even sadder that we don't know how they get there from their own means, because our government provides them with basically nothing. But here's the thing: we're all talking about it. Whether you're with it, against it, on top of it, peeping behind your closet door and calling it hysteria or using it as an excuse to pose naked, you're talking about it. And if you're not, then you're thinking about it, don't lie.

I did it, and I not because I was looking for an excuse to get naked. I did it because I don't want to just talk about it and never do anything. This is just another way to mobilise people. How many of us are willing to do something we're not comfortable doing? I'm not talking about the models taking their tops off. I'm talking about people who actually find it very difficult to remove their top off and still do it because that is how frustrated they are. Even if people might criticizes you for it. If we keep asking questions: is it the right way, is it not...? Then we're not even trying.

Let's cut the criticism a little and give everyone a chance to try. Let's, maybe, stop talking, and start doing.