when did this obsession for women having big butts start, and why?

hamlet1222

I see a lot of questions from women wanting to get their posteriors bigger, getting advice on doing squats etc, and it leaves me wondering when did this obsession start? 20 years ago we had the likes of Cindy Crawford and Pamela Anderson, and none of them had disproportionately large backsides.

Personally I'm not a fan of the J-Lo look, it just seems a bit inelegant to me, Eva Longoria has a much more elegant physique. My advice to any woman is just to get your body fat to a healthy % and follow a balanced and regular exercise routine - after that learn to accept yourself and be proud. And that goes for guys too - no one knew what a 'six pack' was before the 90s.

3dogsrunning

sjohnny

Kimegatron

Maybe they just like bigger booty bootys?

Because skin and bone bootys hurt when sitting on the cement porch?

Because you want something extra as warm cushion when sitting on cold chairs?

Kimegatron

TO MAKE DAT BOOTY CLAP DOH

hamlet1222

thanks guys, gotta say though, I was hoping for more of a socio-anthropological analysis in the anwers

jemhh

I'm not sure. I feel like the Instagram fitness culture has helped make it a bigger cultural phenomenon but that's not what started it. I blame the internet. Curse you, AL Gore.

DavPul

hamlet1222 wrote: »

I see a lot of questions from women wanting to get their posteriors bigger, getting advice on doing squats etc, and it leaves me wondering when did this obsession start? 20 years ago we had the likes of Cindy Crawford and Pamela Anderson, and none of them had disproportionately large backsides.

Personally I'm not a fan of the J-Lo look, it just seems a bit inelegant to me, Eva Longoria has a much more elegant physique. My advice to any woman is just to get your body fat to a healthy % and follow a balanced and regular exercise routine - after that learn to accept yourself and be proud. And that goes for guys too - no one knew what a 'six pack' was before the 90s.

cnbbnc

I think it's become the new "thing" because of butts like Kim Kardashians being plastered everywhere now. "Bigger" and more curvy is becoming the more desired look. Also, since the average models size is now being flamed, general opinion is leaning towards women being ok with being over a size 2.

I'm too old to worry about that crap now, but more power to you if you want to try to attain it. And hey, better people wanting to squat til they drop for it then opting for butt implants! Have you ever seen how that procedure is done? Yikes!

Cranquistador

hamlet1222 wrote: »

thanks guys, gotta say though, I was hoping for more of a socio-anthropological analysis in the anwers

Those are big words.

Christine_72

yep, blame that Kardashian woman

kshama2001

prettysoul1908

Butts are the new boobs. Lotta fake ones out there.

DavPul

kshama2001 wrote: »

Soooooo inelegant

kshama2001

You're welcome

Rage_Phish

hamlet1222 wrote: »

Personally I'm not a fan of the J-Lo look, it just seems a bit inelegant to me, Eva Longoria has a much more elegant physique. My advice to any woman is just to get your body fat to a healthy % and follow a balanced and regular exercise routine - after that learn to accept yourself and be proud. And that goes for guys too - no one knew what a 'six pack' was before the 90s.

who doesnt love a nice bit of mansplaining

EvgeniZyntx

It's been a while.

OneHundredToLose

I wouldn't call it an obsession, but my...proclivity for them started around puberty. Coincidence?

kshama2001

hamlet1222 wrote: »

I see a lot of questions from women wanting to get their posteriors bigger, getting advice on doing squats etc, and it leaves me wondering when did this obsession start? 20 years ago we had the likes of Cindy Crawford and Pamela Anderson, and none of them had disproportionately large backsides.

Personally I'm not a fan of the J-Lo look, it just seems a bit inelegant to me, Eva Longoria has a much more elegant physique. My advice to any woman is just to get your body fat to a healthy % and follow a balanced and regular exercise routine - after that learn to accept yourself and be proud. And that goes for guys too - no one knew what a 'six pack' was before the 90s.

Looks familiar: Eva Longoria seemed to be copying Kim Kardashian when she did a derriere pose in this pale pink Gabriela Cadena gown while on the carpet for the Global Gift Gala in Cannes on Friday


Her inspiration?: The 33-year-old Kardashian standing in front of a wall of flowers from fiancé Kanye West on May 13

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2630900/Eva-Longoria-borrows-Kim-Kardashians-famous-derriere-pose-wearing-similar-backless-pale-pink-gown-Cannes-gala.html#ixzz3oOqczTWH

EvgeniZyntx

zoeysasha37

I could really care less about what type of bottom other women trying to achieve. I worry about my own bottom and that's all ! Who cares if they want big butts? Let them have it . whatever makes them feel more comfortable in their own skin.
For me, I'd prefer a bottom so rock hard that fat you could sit a beer on it.

amyb12015

I honestly think it's because some guys prefer big buts in women and some girls tend to feel insecure if they don't have a nice butt. Like I always see posts about smaking the booty and how it looks good turning bed stuff so honestly it's sometimes frm the guys point of view that making girls want big butts to please their man and so on.

never seen girls worry bout it till now...
Hope this helps!!

amyb12015

Like u can see some guys thinking about how buts are nice and etcc

Christine_72

I love how you put it in such polite terms, "inelegant" I bet there are other words you'd like to use

3dogsrunning

amyb12015 wrote: »

I honestly think it's because some guys prefer big buts in women and some girls tend to feel insecure if they don't have a nice butt. Like I always see posts about smaking the booty and how it looks good turning bed stuff so honestly it's sometimes frm the guys point of view that making girls want big butts to please their man and so on.

never seen girls worry bout it till now...
Hope this helps!!

I've never seen these posts. Are they on MFP?

Jiveli85

Butt jobs are becoming just as common as boob jobs. In LA at least.

Jane_England

I've always had a bubble butt and in fact people made fun of it when I was growing up. Then butts became the cool thing to have and everyone was trying to get one. I don't think my butt will ever go away but at least doing squats and deadlifts made it firmer.

EvgeniZyntx

3dogsrunning wrote: »

amyb12015 wrote: »

I honestly think it's because some guys prefer big buts in women and some girls tend to feel insecure if they don't have a nice butt. Like I always see posts about smaking the booty and how it looks good turning bed stuff so honestly it's sometimes frm the guys point of view that making girls want big butts to please their man and so on.

never seen girls worry bout it till now...
Hope this helps!!

I've never seen these posts. Are they on MFP?

Only on the ancient Greek language part of the site.... all those poems about the Venus Callipyge.

arditarose

I like big butts. I have no chest and enjoy the fact that there is at least a 10 inch difference in my waist to hip ratio. And when I bulk I will hip thrust until it's a thing of beauty.

kshama2001

3dogsrunning wrote: »

amyb12015 wrote: »

I honestly think it's because some guys prefer big buts in women and some girls tend to feel insecure if they don't have a nice butt. Like I always see posts about smaking the booty and how it looks good turning bed stuff so honestly it's sometimes frm the guys point of view that making girls want big butts to please their man and so on.

never seen girls worry bout it till now...
Hope this helps!!

I've never seen these posts. Are they on MFP?

There is a real dearth of booty smacking posts on MFP.

MondayJune22nd2015

I don't have a "bubble butt" but I am wide there. All I want is a "thigh gap"!