And it can tell us a lot about our relationship with gender, race and bodies, according to journalist Heather Radke, whose book, Butts: A Backstory, details the cultural history of the bottom. (The original article is no longer available online.) Butt obsession goes back centuriesīut this cultural obsession with the derriere, both large and small, actually goes back much further than that - centuries, in fact. Back in 2014, Vogue wrote that we were "officially in the era of the big booty" and was met with much backlash. If all this debate and discussion over a woman's backside seems familiar, it's because this sort of thing has happened before - a lot, actually. They also pointed out the inherent racism in declaring that a particular physical attribute that many women of colour have naturally is no longer desirable. Some critics swiftly shot back, saying that women's bodies should not be reduced to trends. And the New York Post ran a headline that said "Bye-bye booty" and declared that heroin chic was back. Cardi B recently shared that she had her own implants removed and cautioned others against getting butt injections. On TikTok, users speculated that Kim Kardashian had her butt implants removed (a procedure she never confirmed having in the first place). The commercial ends with the words "I Will What I Want," the name of Under Armour's new community fitness app for women the app lets you follow Misty and other badass female athletes, like skier Lindsey Vonn, tennis player Sloan Stephens, and soccer player Kelley O'Hara.įor inspiration from another amazing woman, check out this video of Kacy Catanzaro becoming the first woman ever to qualify for the finals of American Ninja Warrior.The Sunday Magazine 20:03 The politics behind butts are anything but peachyĪfter almost a decade of our cultural obsession with twerking, peach emojis and Brazilian butt lifts, 2022 apparently marked the end of the era of the big booty. She also struggled with custodial battles between her parents and dance teachers but fought through these obstacles to become the third African American woman to ever achieve the rank of American Ballet Theater soloist. In case you didn't know, Misty started ballet at the age of 13 (most people who hope to become a professional dancer start taking classes much younger).
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