The article, “We’re Officially in the Era of the Big Booty,” in a recent issue of Vogue Magazine describes how curvaceous and voluptuous figures are now “in-style.” I believe the article was well written and accurate from one perspective but missed that mark from a global perspective. For certain cultures whose ideas of beauty have dominated the media the idea of a curvaceous woman as beautiful is something brand new. For most cultures a full figured woman has been considered beautiful for centuries.
Patricia Garcia the author of the Vogue article, undoubtedly comes from a single story perspective. The article is severely culturally inept, for those not immersed in latin and/or african culture it would seem that voluptuous figures have recently become trending when in our (black/latino) culture a curvaceous figure has always been idolized, in fact skinny women have almost been ridiculed in black/latino cultures. So for Patricia Garcia to write an article announcing the arrival of the big butt is almost redundant to many people, its old news.
The article however can have a very damaging effect on a young girls psyche. For young women in the modern world media and fashion dictate the standards girls set for themselves. For a long time when only very thin women appeared in the media, so women who were naturally curvaceous were considered taboo. Now that this social stigma has changed so will beauty standards. Any young girls who see these full figured women on television will try to imitate what they now think is attractive, causing them to try and copy a style that is far beyond their years. My little cousin is a victim of this misogynistic assault, all her clothes fit too tight and are too revealing. Unfortunately the media and its misogynistic productions whether they idolized thin or full figured women distorts what beauty truly is.
You can find the full article below:
http://www.vogue.com/1342927/booty-in-pop-culture-jennifer-lopez-iggy-azalea/
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