A review by mmccombs
Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Very enjoyable if a little surface level. I have never really thought about butts on a sociocultural level, so this did get the wheels turning, but it’s definitely far from being the most robust research on the topic. While I think the author did a good, mindful job about teasing out the racial and gendered aspects to butts and body image just generally, I do think it’s just missing some detail (and perhaps lived experience) to make it feel a bit more comprehensive. A good pop-science read to get you started thinking about butts more (and I guess less) critically.
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