Jessica Kane Plus-Size Style Brave Swimsuit Photo

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THIS WAS NOT BRAVE. I've been told how brave I am for not having a coverup, but going with out a wrap would only take bravery if I cared what others thought of me, but I don't. I spend my time worrying about things I CAN control and this day, I was only thinking about how fab I felt and how much sun I was catching ☀️? Things that DO take bravery? A family battling tragic illness, a mother trying to beat addiction, a person trying to break free of domestic violence, reaching out for help when you have already planned your suicide and feel like you can't breath one more day. THAT is brave. Not wearing a swimsuit at the beach. LIVE life and only worry about what really matters ?. EDIT // can't believe the support and attention brought to this and thank you from bottom of my heart in helping spread the message to be human shouldn't be brave and to say so diminishes your value and theirs. Join in by sharing your picture with #thisisntbrave. And thank you fellow curvy pioneer @themarcyminute for taking this pic! ?And keep up with my body diversity mission as I take over as Creative Director of Cool Gal Blue...full deets on my blog ❤️. Xo www.lifeandstyleofjessica.com

A photo posted by Jessica Kane (@jessica_kane) on Apr 14, 2015 at 4:39am PDT

Plus-size-style blogger Jessica Kane has a message for everyone who commends her courage for wearing a swimsuit in public. Earlier this week, Kane took to Facebook and Instagram to share the above photo, which she captioned with this observation on the would-be compliment: "I've been told how brave I am for not having a coverup... Going without a wrap would only take bravery if I cared what others thought of me, but I don't." Kane went on to name actions that, in her opinion, do require bravery: "A family battling tragic illness, a mother trying to beat addiction, a person trying to break free of domestic violence." Non-thin women showing skin? Not on the list. Her comments echo those made by Mindy Kaling in 2013 when Kaling explained why not to ask her where she got her confidence. "I think people are well meaning, but it’s pretty insulting," Kaling remarked. "Because, what it means to me is, 'You, Mindy Kaling...[are] not skinny, you’re not white, you’re a woman. Why on earth would you feel like you’re worth anything?'" Complimenting Kane on her style "bravery" implies that she has overcome a body shame assumed to be universal; Kane attests that it isn't. Complimenting her adorable pink-and-black swimsuit itself, on the other hand? Totally cool.