Although this is kinda tongue-in-cheek, I find it interesting that the "acceptance" of ample posteriors is still presented as rooted in non-Black women: Kim Kardassian, Jennifer Lopez, Ice-T's wife??? It's always made me equal parts amused and frustrated that a feature that has long been the norm of Black women only gained traction in this manner. When Jennifer Lopez was being touted for her butt, it was as if they'd never been seen before, yet just about every black woman I know has a more curvy one than the average non-black woman. To me and other blacks, this was no big deal at all. The one expert quoted mentions that Brazilian models' butts are helping make it more acceptable, but I wonder how often those Brazilian ladies acknowledge that those round behinds come from their African heritage? It reminds me of how the term "A Bo Derek" came to represent corn rows, even though they've been used by black women for untold centuries. My wife recalls back in the day, wearing her hair in corn rows and some white girl saying, "Oh, so you decided to get a 'Bo Derek' too?!" My wife quickly set her straight on the history of that decidedly ancient hairstyle!
I guess it's a constant reminder of how the "Mainstream" can ignore what they want, elevate what they want, and even make those who should be proud ashamed of themselves. Serena Williams' statement that her slim sister Venus is built like a "model" makes me wince, as, where I come from, Brothers would go for Serena's body over Venus' any day of the week! Back in the day, a Sister built like that was the envy of all the women and knew it! ----- Original Message ----- From: "brent wodehouse" <brent_wodeho...@thefence.us> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:29:29 PM Subject: [scifinoir2] [Far, Far Away Off Topic] Is 2010 New York City, America's "Summer of Ass"? :-) ---------------- http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/07/is_2010_new_yor.php Badonkadonk Is 2010 New York City, America's "Summer of Ass"? By Foster Kamer Mon., Jul. 12 2010 The times, they change. The ebb and flow of the universe is simply something to be gerneally understood as such, and nothing more. For every action, there's an equal reaction. And for every physics law, there's a metaphysical plane to apply it to that generally shows its face when you look at it from the right direction at a certain point. Like this one. >From behind. In other words: In 2009, New York City, and the rest of America had the Summer of Death. In 2010, New York City, and the rest of America has the Summer of Ass. Because 2009 was the Summer, when, like, every celebrity died! And that's sad. So America must be rewarded with something. The revitalized popularity emerging for big derrieres -- an easily-achievable physical feat, one may argue -- is, of course, society's natural karmic award for bearing the pain of all those dead celebrities last year. The New York Daily News didn't note this in their piece of the Summer of Ass -- which, by the way, Runnin' Scared Dot Com would like to officially get behind (heh) in a big way (heh, that's another big ass joke, right there) -- but after much looking, and looking, and looking, and talking to impressively-assed celebrities like Kim Kardashian, they think they've unlocked the secret of the reemergence of the ample back-asset [ http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2010/07/12/2010-07-12_rearing_to_go_big_butts_are_summer_2010s_hottest_trend.html?page=1#ixzz0tTz6zgoG ]: 'Gone are the days of being ashamed of a wider bottom, with America becoming more diverse amid shifting standards, according to Stylesight trend analyst Sharon Graubard. "I think it's about the diversity of our population and more accepted beauty, and a wider range of accepted beauty," Graubard explains.' Realize what a win-win situation this is for everyone: * The Big-Bottomed: Pleased. * The "Ass Men": Pleased. * The Workout Industry: Pleased. * The Food Industry: Pleased. * The Ass-Accentuating Denim Industry: Pleased. * Pat Kiernan: Pleased [ http://www.patspapers.com/story_stack/item/everybody_likes_big_butts/ ]. Of all of society's ills, will the large-ass trend work to heal any of them? Only time will tell. In the mean time, there's certainly one marginalized group that may -- nay, must -- see something good yielded by all of this: * The "Booty Jam" Nostalgists. Lest you not understand what a "Booty Jam" is, all you need to know is: It is a song created for hyper-utilization by those with, um, big asses. And hopefully, these songs will come back, because they are amazing. Certainly, you can have your Sir Mix-A-Lot, you may have your "Apple Bottom Jeans" and your Nelly, but ah, you don't know anything about Luke, 69 Boyz, and 2 Live Crew's heyday, until you experience it. Like this.
