On The Changing Landscapes of Butt
And how perceptions have changed
In this current society of BBLs, where both men and women are photoshopping their Instagram pictures so as they show a larger gluteus maximus, you’d be surprised at just how recently it was that even proclaiming to like bigger butts was frowned upon.
Sir Mix-a-Lot & Baby Got Back
‘Baby got Back’ was the start of a revolution, right from the get-go the rapper held nothing back, the first verse being: “I like big butts and I cannot lie”, and as facetious as these lyrics seem at first glance forget about today’s views, back then the view of posterior beauty was a lot different.
As the story goes:
The song came from a meeting between Sir Mix-a-Lot and Amylia Dorsey who saw little representation of full figured women in media. The idea came from the 1980s Budweiser commercial featuring very thin, valley girl-esque models with different skin colors. They decided to dedicate a song to the very opposite, featuring curvy women of color. Mix and Dorsey sought to “Broaden the definition of beauty.” — Wikipedia
As Sir Mix-a-Lot goes on to say: “The song doesn’t just say I like large butts, you know? The song is talking about women who damn near kill themselves to try to look like these beanpole…
