Actually, Vogue, The Era Of The Big Booty Began A Long Ass Time Ago

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Well, it happened: Vogue discovered big booties. In a post earlier this week, they declared that we are "officially in the era of the big booty" ... With "J.Lo to thank (or blame)." Absurd, yes, but when you get done face palming yourself, there's something really icky there. The post skips around the obvious racial overlay with the dexterity of a cricket playing hopscotch. And if refusing to directly acknowledge women of color wasn't offensive enough, the idea of a body type trend piece is as troubling as the ready image of several tiny, white models debating the merits of large behinds. If moving past the thin ideal means fetishizing body types to the point that they are "en vogue," we've missed a step on the path to body positivity. Having and embracing big butts is not "new" just because you've never seen them on a runway.