Booty Talks

So, I’m minding my own business, doing my normal morning Instagram scroll and BOOM! BOOTY GALORE!! I’m sure we’ve all Nicki Minaj’s new cover work for upcoming single ‘Anaconda’; which ironically doesn’t correlate with the title or cover but that’s neither here nor there. As soon as my eyes glanced her perfectly shaped, thong infused derrière; I knew all hell was about to break loose on this one! We all know that Nicki isn’t in any way shape or form Miss Prim & Proper, but even I (a pro big butt committee member) was taken back on first sight. Especially since Nicki was always very coy about having her massive rump on show, and now after the wigs and crazy styling has gone, she has reverted to what she knows works.. BOOTY! Donning a way too late parental advisory sticker and seeing flashbacks of Lil Kim flash before my eyes, the question stands. Too much or just Nicki?

After receiving a media backlash after posting, Nicki took to Instagram. She posted pictures of predominately white or mixed women with smaller frames and ‘extras’, all in skimpy bathing suits with the caption ‘Acceptable’. SHADEEEEEEE! I believe it is true that women with smaller ‘bits and bobs’ get a huge leeway in being near enough naked, on the other hand a woman of fuller assets is deemed over sexualised due to their body type. Aye, discrimination is discrimination in my books, and I don’t think it’s fair to chastise one and not the other. We must also remember that Nicki Minaj is first a business. Sex sells. Is it right? Maybe not, but, money is what makes it all happen and this has been an industry strategy for yearsssss. Let’s not act silly either, because Nicki has been talking about her vajay – jay and other sexually explicit activities from when I can remember. She’s not quite the candy coated rapper now is she?! Especially as she is returning to her 'rap roots' on her latest project. Also, is it not freedom for a woman to display and be empowered by her body? Feminist scream that women should be equal and live free...but just not TOO free. Where’s the line and who notifies you when you cross it?!

Let me not be naive, there are some serious implications of images like this floating around in the media. Nicki being so influential and having a huge younger generation following her every move, we must be weary of how these images are counteracted in our normal lives. Media, culture and entertainment industries have created prototypes; whether it be big booty girls or skinny models. So whether girls are getting butt injections or starving themselves, the underlying issue still is not being faced. Is this how we want our young children growing up and seeing women? Bent over with baby G Strings? Young boys thinking it is ‘ok’ to see women close to naked while scrolling through iTunes? It affects us all! How many of you have seen the increase of young women in waist trainers, squatting and lunging like there’s no tomorrow to emulate the images we see every day which is deemed ‘Thick’?! 

Booty really does talk....

B x