From the plethora of music videos to other media images featuring women with hefty rears, we’ve safely concluded one thing about black men: They love, and are in some ways obsessed, with big butts.
While this statement may hold some truth, black men’s obsession with big butts may not be as much of an obsession as some think. Sure, most men may like a woman with a round derriere; but the more mature and conscious a man becomes, the more he realizes that a woman needs to have more than a ‘big butt and a smile’ to keep him satisfied.
So are men really as obsessed with big butts as we think?
Read more to find out what these young men told us! * Faints *
A Big Butt & A Smile Is Only Temporary
A big butt and a smile can keep your attention for a temporary amount of time. Along with a butt, a woman has to have brains, common sense and ambition. You will always see big butts and smiles in this world, Shyte a girl can buy one if she wants. Now when she starts talking that determines if I could have more with her in terms of a relationship.
-Aubrey Pearson, 25
A Big Butt Alone Can’t Keep A Real Man
Well let me first state, there is no way that a big butt and a pretty face alone will ever be enough to keep a real man. Real men need companionship from a woman that embodies substance, has morals and sets goals to be accomplished. Now if a woman has all that going for herself and a nice shape and pretty face, then she’s definitely a keeper. But when dealing with women that fall within the stereotype of just a ‘big butt and smile’ there will never be real men. Nice physical features are typically what catches the man’s eye, but to keep his full attention over time the lady will have to embody substance; and substance in the sense of personality, intellect, sense of humor, etc. That’s what keeps a real man!
-DeAndre Bufford, 25
Heck Yeah, A Big Butt Is Enough, But It’s Only An Initial Attraction
Naturally a man is attracted to a woman’s outer appearance or ‘big butt,’ because it’s what initially gets his attention. But once she strikes his attention and he moves past her looks and gets to know her personality, looks become less important.
-David Boyle, 26
A Big Butt Is Only Good For Bragging Rights
Well I think the natural round a** has always been something men enjoy viewing. As far as comments and the idea of encountering such a specimen, I feel derives from peer pressure or hearing the fellas mention “damn, that’s a fat a**” or “you aint gonna do nothin’ with that.” It strokes your ego to see the “goal” of obtaining her, and of course relaying the message back to “the crew”. Now this of course is a high school ideal and maybe in the first year or two of college. After that, you think it’s something that you want when in all actuality it was never really your own preference.
-Marcus Miller, 26
A Big Butt Can Physically Go Wrong
A big butt is nice when it comes to sex, but it’s always better to have woman with a balanced body. So that when she has a baby, she has room to gain a little weight and still be hot.
-Marcus Bennett, 31
A Big Butt Is Appreciated But Doesn’t Equal Substance
Men are simple creatures. When it comes to a woman, her appearance is the initial focus; it’s what draws us to her. More specifically, there are two parts on a woman that accentuate her the most (physically): her breasts and her behind. With that being said, it is safe to say that the majority of men appreciate this phenomenon known as a “big butt & a smile”. While physical attraction is a vital attribute for a man who takes interest in a woman, it is NOT the sole area of attraction. At the end of the day, we would still like to be able to hold a decent conversation with her. Therefore, she would need to have a pleasing personality and an age-appropriate level of intelligence. If we are going to be together for the long term, she would also need to have long term goals and some sort of moral standards. While a “big butt & a smile” will get you through the door, it won’t keep you where you need to be.
-Mikal Ankrah, 26
