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Tee vs. Eh--The Women

2/19/06

I recently had a discussion with a woman regarding the state of the union...when it comes to the female ass.  You see, this woman has a fantastic ass but she does not possess a large endowment (and no, I don't mean money), and she has grown tired of America's obsession and the near-celebrity status of the big rack.  When, she wondered during this conversation, would The Age of the Ass begin?

I argued that the ass has never, and will never, reign, but I do think that in recent times, the ass has become a more accepted object of straight male lust; thanks to popular hip-hop culture and a number of big hits that addressed the booty (topped probably most often by E.U.'s "Da Butt" and Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back"), the ass has been more celebrated--at least by black folks--over the last 20 years.  Now, I think that "the people" have always loved long, sexy legs, so we didn't throw that into the argument; this was strictly a breast versus buttocks conversation.

The conversation was lively enough that I felt it was time to get back to an old Bellview tradition--the reader poll.  So, I hit up 25 men to see what they think...and, I asked 25 women to think about their core straight male friends to see what they think their guy friends prefer.  In both cases, I asked people to comment on the ass in historical context--has the ass ever won out?

Read below for the responses; some folks chose to answer only part of the question.  I have taken names off of each individual response because I think some of these people wanted to cover their ass!

(Vitals for the ladies:  13 responses--2 Asian, 2 black, 9 white; pro-chest: 7, pro-booty: 4, defer: 2)

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“Upon conferring with my fellow female officemate we find that you can't generalize to all men that they prefer one or the other unless you perhaps take race into consideration.  We thought that Caucasian men prefer T more than A.  Where as Latino and Black men prefer the bondankadonk better.  Sadly for Asians and Middle Easterners, we have no idea...they are just happy they got a woman...just kidding...I know that was sooo wrong.  As for the second question maybe I'm not thinking long and hard enough but it doesn't seem that until very recently (the last 20-30 years) that T&A have become more of an issue with all the cosmetic surgeries, enhancements, the ways that modeling has evolved, etc.  You think back to the early 1900s and you couldn't even tell that a woman had a butt with her big hoop skirts on but her boobs were all out there but the ankles were what needed to be covered up cause they were supposed to turn men on.”

“While most guys love good A, almost all the guys I know are T guys.  My guess is, when you first meet someone/see someone that's attractive isn't usually a jogger in your rearview window. Hence, the Ts get some face time at first.  Also, I have to assume the novelty of some good Ts must be why most of the guys I know are all about them.  After all, everyone has an A.

“I can't think of an era when the A trumped.  I do think A's are making good strides in our generation, especially since they've been regularly featured in pop music since ‘Baby Got Back,’ and my personal favorite, ‘Hoochie Mama’ (big booty hoes (hop wit it)).  Maybe there has been so much hype over good Ts since low-cut shirts and ‘Girls Gone Wild are now commonplace…the appeal could be taking a backseat, as it were.  The era of the A may be upon us.  But I hope not, 'cause my trunk is empty.”

“GOD BLESS YOU, A-MEN.  1) The majority of my male friends are T men.  Why do I say this?  Because when I'm close enough to my straight male friends to be considered ‘one of the guys,’ and I listen to their assessments of various female bodies, the focus is 99% on the boobs.  The shape, the height, fake or not?, how they move, etc.  I have rarely, perhaps never, heard the same discourse about booty.  Then we move to the nicknames: tits, rack, pair, etc....there are more to be sure, but it doesn't really involve me--I just don't hear so many pseudonyms for the butt.

“2) A has definitely trumped T in the past.  If you have taken Art History 101, you have seen this.  I was born in the wrong era.”

“Most of my straight male friends prefer A over T.  Throughout my 31 years, most straight men in my life have preferred A over T (this includes family members, school friends, friendly business relations and ex's).”

“Doesn't question number 2 kind of preempt question number 1?  Personally, I have found men in my sphere to be more A guys, to be honest.  That's probably because the A is what I have to offer.  Got nothin' in the T department to keep 'em coming around if they are truly committed T men.  So there you go.  Hmmm...maybe they ARE all T men, and that's why I can't get anyone to stick around.  Oh no wait, I've dumped THEM.  Sorry, never mind.  In the background, the ‘Assman’ episode of Seinfeld is playing.  How appropriate...” 

“I've given this some serious thought.  First, let me say that almost all of my straight male friends/acquaintances are T guys.  I think I know one ass-man, but I find him to be a little questionable at times, so we probably shouldn't even count him.  Why men are continuously fascinated with T is a question women have been asking since the dawn of time.  Now, I could probably break out some psycho-babble right about now, and go Freudian on your ass...but that would be boring.  It all comes down to this...boobies are cool!  They are cool-looking, apparently very fun to play with, and men don't have them!  Boobies win, hands down.  Always have...always will.”

“I think men really can be both T men and A men--they just lean heavily towards one direction. I think it's a split. Some are T and some are A.  I think that T & A is a cultural thing. My [fellow white] peeps don't care much about the A. Other peeps tend to care more.  But then there are men who don't care about either like my dad. He's a leg man.  He doesn't even see T or A until the legs have been screened.”

“I'm guessing you've heard this joke already:

A guy decides it is time he got married. He gives each of his current girlfriends $1,000. One spends $200 on clothes and puts $800 in the bank. The second one spends $800 on clothes and puts $200 in the bank.  The third one puts the whole $1,000 in the bank. Which one did he marry?  The one with the big boobs.

“Due to certain time constraints, I'm gonna stick to answering your straightforward questions in a straightforward manner:  1) My friends are mostly T guys; 2) In American history?  No.”

“First, I didn't realize that T typically outranked the A. Or maybe it's that the guys that I've dated have preferred my A over my T and then claim that they are A guys. So my experience with most straight men is that they prefer A.”

“So I'm going to have to go with T…I definitely know there are guys that prefer A; however, they are outnumbered or perhaps the ones that prefer T are just more vocal about it.  Hmmm…So far as history goes, I've gotta think there was a time that the A edged out the T but that is just conjecture…maybe when those non-pants-like swimsuits first emerged?  Hehehe…”

“I can really only speak about my husband and he is definitely an A guy.  I could tell you why, but I don't really understand it, so you would have to ask him.  Something about shape, not being too big and some other stuff I really don't want to get in to...maybe I am out of the loop, but isn't the A a pretty hot commodity right now?  I guess if you watch all those plastic surgery shows, more women are getting boob implants vs. butt implants.”

“T all the way!  Guys have asses!  A you are much more likely to find a girl with a nice rack than a nice caboose!  Though I have received many compliments on my own A, there definitely seems to be much more ogling over the top shelf.  I don't think the A will ever trump the T, though Sir Mix-a-Lot did his best to bring attention to it in the late 80's early 90's.”

“I find most men to be T guys.  I mean just look at all the breast implants going around.  When J-Lo was very popular I think the butt became a sexy focal point…for a little while.” 

 

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