Heather Radke
Auteur de Butts: A Backstory
Œuvres de Heather Radke
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- female
Membres
Critiques
(2.5 Stars)
This book briefly (un)covers the possible evolutionary advantages and uniqueness of the human butt. Then quickly goes into the history, including racism, sexism, gender "norms" and stereotypes.
It was very interesting, but I feel like a lot of history was overlooked or left out to make sure it didn't go against the narrative the author wanted to push.
This book briefly (un)covers the possible evolutionary advantages and uniqueness of the human butt. Then quickly goes into the history, including racism, sexism, gender "norms" and stereotypes.
It was very interesting, but I feel like a lot of history was overlooked or left out to make sure it didn't go against the narrative the author wanted to push.
Engaging, informative, and wide-ranging. I love these types of microhistory, especially with the connections to recent culture.
The most interesting thing in this book was about the history of why women's clothes are so wonky
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 195
- Popularité
- #112,377
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 9
- ISBN
- 6
Based on the cover, I came into this expecting a fun look at butts in pop culture, but instead it is a serious and heavy look at body image, sexism, racism, and cultural appropriation that stretches back to the dawn of mankind with the evolutionary reasons that butts exist. There's still plenty of modern pop culture, but it is all deeply analyzed for its usually negative impact on women and/or Black people.
Despite my misconception, I quickly found myself fascinated by the subject matter, and it kept me engaged for the entirety of my long drive. Good stuff.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents:
Introduction
Origins
• Muscle
• Fat
• Feathers
Sarah
• Life
• Legacy
Shape
• Bigness
• Smallness
Norma
• Creation
• Proliferation
• Resistance
Fit
• Steel
• Joy
Bootylicious
• Kate
• Mix
• Jennifer
• Kim
Motion
• Twerk
• Miley
• The Year of the Butt
• Reclamation
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index… (plus d'informations)