After shedding the androgynous ideal of the 1920s, mainstream American notions of feminine beauty tended to center on the face and breasts. Although this still tends to be the case (evidence: breast augmentation is the #1 cosmetic surgery procedure), there have in recent years been a great deal of … [Read more...]
Buttock Augmentation: Absolutely Bootylicious
While Pamela Anderson and the other Baywatch girls were running along the beach flaunting their enormous breast implants and boosting breast augmentation requests for cosmetic surgeons, another "bigger is better" movement was taking place as well. If you turned on MTV in the early 90's, you saw a … [Read more...]
We Like Big Butts and I’ll Tell You Why
The human buttocks are a nexus of sexual attraction for men and women. Popular music, television, and movies all promote the buttocks as making both men and women attractive. In fact, this is so true that it has inspired the popular metonymy "piece of ass," referring to an attractive person, but why … [Read more...]
