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A review by communistbatman
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
The premise of this book is self-explanatory from its title. It’s a short novel entirely devoted to our assess: the language we use surrounding it, its physiological makeup, and of course, societal perception throughout history.
Still, it’s not really about butts. I mean it is but it isn’t, because it examines how 21st century society ended up where we did with our exhibitions of butts. This book isn’t a textbook so it doesn’t lay down facts and figures about the sensibilities behind butt-oriented culture. Instead, it challenges how the past relates the present: in summation, with racism and cultural appropriation.
Still, it’s not really about butts. I mean it is but it isn’t, because it examines how 21st century society ended up where we did with our exhibitions of butts. This book isn’t a textbook so it doesn’t lay down facts and figures about the sensibilities behind butt-oriented culture. Instead, it challenges how the past relates the present: in summation, with racism and cultural appropriation.