And the lens turns back upon us

[erikred]

'Many of the 20- and 30-something women the weekly interview for its story said their ideal butt shape is "like a foreigner's."

'By that, they mean the typical Western model's well-rounded buttocks and not the average ass found on the streets in places such as the United States, where the manifest destiny of the derriere appears to be spreading as far and wide as possible on all sides of the continental divide.'

Please to be bearing in mind that Mainichi's WaiWai section is loosely translated by foreign journos with a penchant for tabloid prose.

Comments

[narwhale.livejournal.com]

You missed the best quote from the article, though!

"The human coccygeal, or tailbone, corresponds to the tail of a dog. When a dog feels good about itself, it raises its tail and gives it a wag. It's proof the dog feels good," Umihara tells AERA. "That women now want a more raised posterior is proof of their liberation from the male dominated society that had expected their obedience and may be an unconscious expression of their delight."

That's one of the most batshit insane feminist theories I've ever seen, and I have run across some really crazy ones.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

Missed it? Nah, it must have slipped by my meaning-sifting mental net.

Good god. What the hell does that even mean? Moon-language, I'm telling you.

[narwhale.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The fact I have a round butt is not an unconscious, canine-like expression of delight. I promise.

[erikred.livejournal.com]

With your proclivity towards anthropomorphized critters, I'm sure you'll wag your tail when you want to express that.

Btw, saw The Cat Empire last night. Bloody awesome.

[narwhale.livejournal.com]

Normally, those who dare call me a furry are met with immediate destruction. But I'll let you off with a warning this time. ;)

And, ahh! I was randomly listening to them on a walk back from town today, thinking how fun they were. I didn't know they were touring in the states.