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

hamlet1222
hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
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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.
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  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
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  • Kimegatron
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    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
    Kimegatron Posts: 772 Member
    TO MAKE DAT BOOTY CLAP DOH
  • hamlet1222
    hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
    thanks guys, gotta say though, I was hoping for more of a socio-anthropological analysis in the anwers :)
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    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
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    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.

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  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    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
    Cranquistador Posts: 39,744 Member
    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
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    yep, blame that Kardashian woman :confounded:
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
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  • prettysoul1908
    prettysoul1908 Posts: 200 Member
    Butts are the new boobs. Lotta fake ones out there.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
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    Soooooo inelegant
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    You're welcome ;)
  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    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
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    It's been a while.

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  • OneHundredToLose
    OneHundredToLose Posts: 8,523 Member
    I wouldn't call it an obsession, but my...proclivity for them started around puberty. Coincidence?
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    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.

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    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

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    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
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
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  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    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
    amyb12015 Posts: 25 Member
    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
    amyb12015 Posts: 25 Member
    Like u can see some guys thinking about how buts are nice and etcc
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited October 2015
    I love how you put it in such polite terms, "inelegant" :lol: I bet there are other words you'd like to use :wink:

  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    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
    Jiveli85 Posts: 37 Member
    Butt jobs are becoming just as common as boob jobs. In LA at least.
  • Jane_England
    Jane_England Posts: 13 Member
    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
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    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
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    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
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    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
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    edited October 2015
    I don't have a "bubble butt" but I am wide there. All I want is a "thigh gap"!

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