I was listening to the radio on my way to work this morning and they were talking about a new bra . . . for women to wear on their derrieres to "enhance them" and keep them from "sagging." I guess the whole idea of gravity was not a sufficient reason not to create yet another device to make women feel 1) uncomfortable and 2) ashamed of their natural bodies. Here are some of the wonderful advantages of the Bubble Bands Push-Up Bra for the Butts:
"a special combination of fabrics provides upward push for a small or flat tush
'no-roll' band engineered for comfort, support & hold
designed to support the thigh & butt cheek without uncomfortable squeezing
silicone provides all-night anti-gravity support for a no-slip comfort fit
disappears even under very tight clothing"
Yeah, nothing uncomfortable about straps squeezing around your thighs and groin. Nothing at all. And I love how the model is wearing nothing but the butt bra and heels, real classy.
And this is just from one site I came across, unfortunately there are others.
I don't know about you, but I really feel like sending a photocopy of my butt to all these companies with a big "I Heart" written across. Anyone care to join? I love my ass just the way it is and so should all women!
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What, are lunges and squats no longer good enough?
that is ridiculous. also check out what the inventor and the founder of the company says in the "how it all began" section at http://www.lovemybubbles.com/aboutus.shtml:
I suppose it all began back in 10th grade. I remember the outfit I was wearing...pink skirt with a green top (it was the 80's). Two older boys walked by me and said "did you see how flat her [butt] is?" Almost all of us have an experience like this. We grow up learning that we're too tall, too short, too skinny, too fat, too...whatever. The trick is to turn the teasing into something positive!
so instead of asking why these boys thought it was ok to say that, or to ask herself if it was even true, Karen internalized the criticism and decided to invent another restrictive garment to please dudes! yeah we do grow up learning those things, but hopefully we can learn to look critically at where those beauty ideals are coming from, and that ultimately, they're bullshit.
I like how the first shopping tip is:
"Bubbles Bands are best suited for women with slender or toned thighs who do not want shaping around the leg"
So if you have any thigh fat at all these bands just cut in to your leg and probably make your butt and thighs look more awkward and unflattering than if you just let your natural ass be!
Yeah...that's just a poorly designed product!
We grow up learning that we're too tall, too short, too skinny, too fat, too...whatever. The trick is to turn the teasing into something positive!
Except there isn't anything you can really do about being "too tall" or "too short." Especially if you are "too tall." Which, of course, makes us tall women really feel like shit since we can't even to anything about our supposed short-coming (that was a lame-ass pun, sorry).
The other side of this is, that when you take this thing off at night, your ass is still flat. Take off your heels, and your back to “too short” (or, in my case, take your heels off and go from “freakishly tall” to just “too tall”). Take off that bra (hell, yeah, right after the shoes!) and those boobies still sag. Your body is still your body; which is why internalizing and encouraging other women to internalize criticism about their bodies is so damaging. Because, barring major surgery (unless of course your too short or too tall – no help for us), that’s your natural body and it ain’t gonna changin’ all that much.
P.S. What grown person thinks back to high school and says to themselves “You know those 10th grade boys were so wise!”
No one listens to 10th graders…not even 10th graders.