Rumer Willis says she “wasn’t prepared” for the amount of negativity that followed her recent BDSM-inspired photo shoot.

The actress opened up about the backlash she was hit with while guest-hosting “The Talk” on Monday, Oct. 19.

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Back in September, Willis stripped off for some gorgeous snaps and called for an end to “policing women’s bodies.”

 

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….and I’ll call you sir . . . This series I created with Tyler is about reclaiming the female form. Whether clothed or not, as women our bodies are constantly policed and dictated over by men and by other women. We are told what we can and cannot wear based on our size and shape or others beliefs about what is acceptable or appropriate. We are told what we need to look like to be considered beautiful. We are told if we dress a certain way we are “asking for it” or if we are more covered up we are prude or unexpressed. We are told our sexuality and expression of that sexuality is something we should ashamed of, something we should keep to ourselves. We are persecuted for our right to choose when to become a mother, or to become one at all. We are kept from access to birth control, places to get information about sexual health and contraceptives are defunded. The lineage of women who have fought with their lives to progress women’s rights sacrificed everything to get us to where we are today and we are still miles away from any sort of equality. My body and my right to my divine femininity will not be policed or suppressed by anyone… man or woman. . This idea that when other women are naked it means they don’t respect themselves —- us being naked or sexual is automatically assumed as being done for a man out of self loathing and insecurity and it’s such bullshit. we can be sexual for us. We can be naked for us. We can be tied up for us. People think telling women to not be naked and “respect themselves” is feminist but it’s really just centering men once again in the assumption that everything you are doing is for them. I want to say to anyone that has suffered abuse or was triggered by these photos because of past trauma my only intention was that of celebration and empowering the female form but I understand for some this could bring up the opposite. Know that I see you and I respect you and wish to hold you and your stories with the upmost reverence and respect. This was not for any man. This was for me. It was about exploration and taking back power in my right to choose. I support any woman’s right to express their sensuality, sexuality, self.

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Despite her intentions, the “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” star was it by a barrage of negative comments after posting the photos on Instagram.

Speaking on “The Talk”, she recalled, “There was a part of me that was feeling really empowered and good about myself. I knew that it would probably bring up a lot of comments, but I was not at all prepared for the amount of negativity.”

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Defending the photographs, Willis continued, “It was really harsh, and that’s kind of what sparked me, because I wasn’t going to write the post longer, it was just as an art piece. People saying you should be ashamed of yourself, and this is disgusting, and even people talking about, you know, how bondage is harmful for trauma survivors. But then, there’s women also who said, I actually am a trauma survivor and I do bondage and it’s helped me reclaim my sexuality.”

You can watch full episodes of “The Talk” weekdays at 2 p.m. ET/PT on Global TV.