![]() ![]() In between, Radke considers the persistent, pernicious attitude toward women’s bodies as things to critique. ![]() Heather Radke shares why now was the perfect time for a thoughtful exploration of this cheeky topic. ![]() The feelings we have about butts are almost always indicative of other feelings-feelings about race, gender, and sex.” Radke explores the societal forces that underlie such feelings as she guides readers on an impressively well-researched tour of butts throughout history, beginning with a functional analysis (hominids and horses take center stage) and ultimately alighting in the present (twerking, social media and celebrity butts). In her fascinating and frank debut, Butts: A Backstory, journalist Heather Radke ponders why this body part is so polarizing, the collective cultural obsession so enduring.Īs the author notes in her introduction, “Butts are a bellwether. ![]()
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