Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Random rant

My sister and I (and everyone she knows) have been singing the newest Beyonce song endlessly since it came out, whether we like it or not. Its just so damn catchy. And when I saw the video, I liked the maddening song even more (make sure to click to watch it in high quality). The choreography is so frivolously fun and campy at times that it makes me wish I could shake my money maker in 4" heels and look THAT damn good.

My sister brought up an interesting point, though. Beyonce is a thick woman. She's got gorgeous curves, healthy thighs, and a big ol' butt (actually, all of the women in her video are equally as shapely and attractive). I know I'm not ready for this jelly. Still, she is working the living HELL out of that leotard. Most people would agree that she's totally hot, yes? But here's the thing...

My sister argues that if a white girl had those same curves and chose to put them in a slinky black leotard, most people wouldn't celebrate her figure in the same way. She'd be called fat and told to cover up. And ya know what? The more I thought about it, I realized that my sister is right. But why is that? Why can't us white women have curves and healthy thighs? Why can't we have big butts and still be considered hot? Why are all the hot white women out there all anorexic stick figures?! Damn it!

I'm just sayin', is all...

Word.

4 comments:

Amisk8er said...

It's all very elementary my dear Watsonia:

Black makes you look thinner, and white makes you look fatter... so, therefore, a black woman already has the dark skin, which allows for a more streamlined transition to clothing. A white woman... well, her skin contrasts with just about any color of clothing, except for white, which tends to make you look wider. BOO-YA-KA-SHA! respek...

onthemountain said...

Umm, hello: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKhd5O8d2Y

I was in Hawaii driving in the car when I heard about this video on NPR. It's a Youtube phenom. They practiced for 9 hours and did it in one take I heard. So I got home and we put it on. I have the dance memorized. You want to see some booty shaking baby?
Anyway, high winds on the mountain so I'm finding it difficult to motivate and go hit jumps. Love the blog still.

The Enforcer said...

Aww sheeeeit, JZ! When you come back to the Bay Area, its ON, girlfriend! I have been practicing too! =)

The Enforcer said...

BTW, that video is fucking BRILLIANT. Nice one, JZ! I'm still laughing!! =D