And the lens turns back upon us
Jun. 1st, 2005 08:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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.
'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.
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Date: 2005-06-01 04:45 pm (UTC)"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.
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Date: 2005-06-01 04:49 pm (UTC)Good god. What the hell does that even mean? Moon-language, I'm telling you.
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Date: 2005-06-01 05:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-01 05:22 pm (UTC)Btw, saw The Cat Empire last night. Bloody awesome.
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Date: 2005-06-01 05:43 pm (UTC)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.