Does size matter II: A male perspective

This blog was inspired by a sister I met not too long ago. She has a great blog focused on the issues of black women www.thefitnessgoddess.blogspot.com. And like an argument on a Sunday afternoon the topic of size and image came up. Check it out and show some love right HERE

In this day and age it is clear and absolute that we see images of sexy more now than ever before. My parents didn’t have an example of what fresh was besides the images on Soul Train. Now there are magazines, TV, Internet and all other kinds of media. In addition to the said media you have the fashion and image critics.

We all know body image is connected to self- esteem. Women are rated/ranked on looks and desirability instead of personal achievement like their male counterparts. So would it make sense that somewhere down the line our sisters, who have been told what to do for years, might rebel? Rebel, by eating what they want and not subscribing to said images. When I think rebel…. I think of the comedian Mo`Nique. She rants and raves about how BBW are large and in charge. She carries herself well and there are plenty of men who would chase her but are we serious here? She might be doing many sisters and in justice by holding a torch for the unheard and large.

GET IN SHAPE AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PERIOD.

Now, I have never looked at a girl and said wow what a great size 4. What I believe to be a key indicator is a healthy waist to hip ratio. If you are small like Jada or big like “Jackie” from 227, both these women have one thing in common a healthy WHR.
WHR of black Hollywood femme fatales would be somewhere around 0.7-0.9. Simply put the WHR is defined as a small waist and big butt alla J. Lo. or Lela Rochon.

Seriously, I remember when I was in college a classmate of mine said “my friends are giving me a hard time” I said “why? What did you do?” He said, in a unassuming voice “nothing my girlfriend is losing a weight.” You see, this was a Nigerian brother where thick healthy women are wanted and revered. You can line up 10 women all weighing 150lbs and you will discover 10 different body types. But the one with the good WHR and is confident will shine above all.