"A woman allowing herself to be collared is the ultimate submission gesture. It is a sign of devotion, commitment, trust and above all, love. From the soft grain and warmth of leather, to the iciness and weight of steel, the material of the collar provides its wearer with passionate excitement."
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New verdicts by the Supreme Court have been decided in the United States expanding freedom of expression to include sexuality. The first cases involve women being allowed to breastfeed in public which then quickly expand into top freedom, giving the ability to be topless to any gender equally.
Over the next few years as public opinion progresses and the Overton window moves further along more statutes are challenged until finally the Court concludes that anyone is allowed to be publicly nude then finally sex acts are allowed in public as long as consent is clearly given and maintained. All falling under freedom of expression with the First Amendment.
While the edicts allow all of this, relatively few take advantage. Until one person with an immense audience and platform decides to use it to make a statement and empower women to be accepting and even proud of their body, in all shapes and sizes. In doing so she opens the doors to a movement as well as the symbol of it.
Gemma Hasty was arguably the biggest pop star of the last 10 years. People of all ages, genders, and political backgrounds were among her fans. Her newest tour was already sold out for the next 6 months and she was a trendsetter in every sense of the word. Having just entered her 30s and feeling more confident of herself she'd decided it was time to use her platform for something that was meaningful to her personally rather than her past efforts towards things like civic engagement, kindness, and charity.
Secretly, Gemma was an exhibitionist. But when you had to maintain a certain image and avoid paparazzi all the time it was impossible to indulge in it beyond the inside of your own home. Even grainy long range shots of her tanning topless on her private island had caused a stir of mixed reactions. Her publicist and team had stifled her sense of expression for years, even though she'd been tempted more than once to just let it all out like some of her peers.
With the new decisions by the Supreme Court she'd finally decided to use her platform to empower herself and all of her fans to embrace their sexuality and bodies however they were comfortable with. Calling her team together before the first show of the tour there were a lot of objections but she finally put her foot down and let them know this is what she was doing and they could either support it or they were welcome to leave, even offering generous severance packages and recommendations if that's what they wanted. After several minutes of reflection they decided to trust in her, as they'd always done, and set up what she asked for. Although she didn't tell them she had one last surprise for them after reaching out to a friend who'd been wronged by those same paparazzi and tabloids and was looking to make a comeback with a bold statement.
Which leads us all to Gemma coming out on stage for that first show clad in a robe.