It’s not the first time we’ve seen this kind of stance taken by a woman in the public eye. Earlier this year, Bella Thorne similarly made the decision to tweet her own topless photos after being threatened by a hacker.

Cummings didn’t stop at simply releasing the photos. Instead, she took the opportunity to comment on the toxic internet culture surrounding women and their bodies.

“When a woman in the public eye is extorted, we have to spend time, money and energy dealing with it, hiring lawyers and security experts, and living with a pit in our stomach about when and how we will be humiliated,” she said.

“Y’all can have my nipple, but not my time or money anymore.”

Whitney Cummings tweets nipple pic to shut down blackmailers – and it’s the ultimate power move