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A review by boba_nbooks
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Besides the fact that “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot was in my head for days, I really enjoyed this book!
Radke takes readers through generations of butts and what was found attractive and what wasn’t. As is common, the focus was specifically on women’s butts. They seem to be the cause of attention as soon as girls hit puberty, and Radke adds in a lot of her personal experience as a large-butted woman throughout the dialogue surrounding the history of butts.
I genuinely learned a lot about the butt and how it functions within our society. Especially how butt “trends” are culturally appropriated from the Black community. It was a very eye-opening book to me in that way.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about butts or just wants to understand why they’re such a big deal.
Radke takes readers through generations of butts and what was found attractive and what wasn’t. As is common, the focus was specifically on women’s butts. They seem to be the cause of attention as soon as girls hit puberty, and Radke adds in a lot of her personal experience as a large-butted woman throughout the dialogue surrounding the history of butts.
I genuinely learned a lot about the butt and how it functions within our society. Especially how butt “trends” are culturally appropriated from the Black community. It was a very eye-opening book to me in that way.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about butts or just wants to understand why they’re such a big deal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Colonisation
Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault