Until recently, wide hips, thick lips and solid derrieres,
common among many Black women, were passed over and deemed unworthy of even an
honourable mention in the working definition of beauty.
But this year, Allure magazine announced there has been a
milestone victory in the uphill battle versus beauty standards: no longer does
mainstream media call for its sex symbols to be paper thin and powder white.
Instead, juicy-lipped, curvy ladies like Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez have
taken the lead.
Good news for Black women? Think again. Today, the booty
has gone from a fixation to a cultural punch line to a self-esteem issue so
deeply rooted that for some it doesn’t just mean fitting into jeans, it is on
the cusp of fitting into what it means to be a Black woman.
“Growing up, I was always naturally skinny,” says
22-year-old Eileen Bailey who recently moved to California to attend
university. “I honestly didn’t feel like I was Black because I didn’t have the
hips and ass to go with my brown complexion.” READ MORE
Good New for Black Women? What do you think?
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