https://www.adiosbarbie.com/2013/11/black-womens-asses-cosmetic-surgery-and-the-politics-of-ambition/As a woman of African heritage in the Americas, the properties of our asses shape how we move in the world, and how we get categorized, sexualized, objectified, and dismissed.
As an Afro-Puerto Rican woman, I grew up with a medium sized ass—too big for white people in the 80s, but versatile.
In my teens, I hid my ass in loose clothes to keep from getting too much attention from men of color.
In my twenties I featured it prominently in spandex when I courted that same attention. By my thirties, I found a balance, not leading with my ass, but not hiding it, either.
