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Jon Stewart's prediction about changing beauty standards from 2004 (lemmy.world)
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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

You are way off on that date. You can trace the change in attitude towards asses to the Jennifer Lopez panty photo. (Vogue IIRC)

EDIT: It was Vanity Fair in 1998.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-j-los-ass-changed-the_b_586226

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Just wait until you learn what the term "Rubinesque" means, and that it dates back to the 1600s....

...but that wasn't really the topic, and I never said this trend hadn't happened before.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I think this argument should stop - it's hammer time! :)

Edit: I would explain my stupid reference - I'm an MC Hammer fan, and I cannot lie...

Edit: I could swear MC Hammer at least covered the song once, but I guess I just mixed up the artists.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Are you confusing Sir Mix-a-lot with MC Hammer?

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure who this Sir Mix A Lot is, but does he love big butts?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jennifer Lopez isn't a white woman.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No but Marilyn Monroe started the hourglass figure trend before JLo

Edit this list is pretty great about naming curvy women thru American pop culture https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/g6376/best-celebrity-hourglass-bodies/

It’s missing pics from what I can tell on my phone.

I think most people are talking about figures like these when they’re saying gyatt and what not

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean, anyone with good taste has preferred women with a booty since way before the late 90s

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wish that was true as a whole, but no. Sure, there were those that knew a good thing when they saw it, but overall the sentiment towards curves through the eighties was not positive, hence 1992's Baby Got Back. "Oh, my, god. Look at her butt." The shift really took hold with that J.Lo Vanity Fair shoot and everyone thirsting like crazy.

I will go as far as saying that J.Lo and Ricky Martin also kicked off a huge interest/acceptance in latin people in popular culture.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What about Queen and Spinal Tap?

[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I don't think Freddie Mercury was into the type of women he was singing about.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

As with most things in "mainstream" American culture, that was the case for the majority of minority cultures in the US. It just takes a while until the majority catches up.