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I've been looking at fitness websites the last few days. There seems to be this craze for women to want big, round butts. What is up with that? Why?

 

I'm trying to find ways to get rid of my butt. I certainly don't want it big. I wouldn't mind a bit of firmness, but the whole round butt has me wondering why.

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I've never understood the attraction of overdeveloped butts. However, I come from a family of all flat butts that need belts to hold up our pants cuz our butts don't, so I do see the attraction of finding SOME definition.

 

I'm way out of touch anyway becauseRock hard abs and overly muscular bodies are not attractive to me.

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I think as America becomes less and less white our perception of beauty is changing. The skinny white blonde of the 70's isn't our beauty ideal anymore. It isn't a coincidence that as the US grows more brown fuller busts, hips, and rear ends are coming into style. Of course popular culture has to push everything beauty to its outer limits, so the butt thing has grown to ridiculous proportions (see what I did there?)

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I think as America becomes less and less white our perception of beauty is changing. The skinny white blonde of the 70's isn't our beauty ideal anymore. It isn't a coincidence that as the US grows more brown fuller busts, hips, and rear ends are coming into style. Of course popular culture has to push everything beauty to its outer limits, so the butt thing has grown to ridiculous proportions (see what I did there?)

 

No way, Barb. Those enormous busts on 98lb women have nothing to do with skin color. Those babies come in plastic baggies at the doctors office. I would think it is an aesthetic balance thingy. More ballast on back keeps an overloaded top deck from tipping over?

 

Speaking of pirate ships, wasn't it Keira Knightly who had to have her chest digitally enhanced to satisfy American audiences?

 

Sorry. I have been thinking about this since Downton Abbey. British actresses look different than American actresses.

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No way, Barb. Those enormous busts on 98lb women have nothing to do with skin color. Those babies come in plastic baggies at the doctors office. I would think it is an aesthetic balance thingy. More ballast on back keeps an overloaded top deck from tipping over?

 

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Could be.. hahaha!! pppfffttt..

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Finally, I'm trendy! Seriously, my genetics gave me a J-Lo butt long before anyone knew who she was, even when I was skinny. It truly was a source of angst for many years, school was torture sometimes.

 

There are many women with a well-enhanced natural derriere, it's about time someone wanted to be like them. Maybe it will make jeans easier to find.

 

Seriously, there are plenty of benefits to having a strong backside, regardless of its size or shape.

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I think our culture takes everything to an extreme, boobs, butts, lips, etc. However, I think it much better than everyone trying to be a waif. Curvy hips (and butt) are natural for most women, not the straight lines of models. I think it is insane that for so long that our culture has had some idea that having hips was some unhealthy thing

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Is it? Oh, I want it now! This is a Beachbody workout that I have not tried. :thumbup1:

I love it!! It helps to lift your bum, so it's not flat, spread out and reaches all the way down to the back of your knees. That is just as unattractive as Kim K's giant rear, IMHO. LOL

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It's a Brazilian thing. The Brazilian bumbum. Not huge, but lifted and round.

 

I used to hate mine when I was a kid. Now? My curves are awesome. Kids have kind of deflated me, though.

 

Yep, what's up with that? Mine went a bit flat after #1 but has come back some since then. I'm working on toning but I don't want it a whole lot smaller, I like my hourglass, curvy shape.

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About a year ago, a friend did a blog post about a product that is basically to pad your butt. (You know, like some people pad their bras.) We got a good laugh about it.

 

I am neutral on this development. I have enough butt to get by either way.

 

But my 6yo skinnybutt will be hoping that the pendulum swings back the other way after about 10 years.

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I don't know. I think anytime you're trying to make yourself something you're not or taking things to their extreme its a little ridiculous. I'm hopeful that our definitions of beauty will keep expanding to encompass all natural body shapes. I happen to think that KK's but is attractive, as was Twiggy's. :tongue_smilie:

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I love it!! It helps to lift your bum, so it's not flat, spread out and reaches all the way down to the back of your knees. That is just as unattractive as Kim K's giant rear, IMHO. LOL

 

 

It sounds great…and I agree! I have an “almost J Lo butt†when I am the proper weight …hahaha! I much prefer round and lifted instead of flat as a pancake.

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I don't watch television, so could you explain this to me? Pictures might help too. Perceptions of beauty are a funny thing.

 

I have no idea what Kim Kardashian (like the star trek character?) looks like much less her butt. I'm not even sure i know who J. Lo is.

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