Good Morning 3.5 Readers.
For our very first daily discussion, we’re talking about Blake Lively’s butt.
The Blakester popped this picture on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFhx9lGR4Jj/?taken-by=blakelively
So you can see in the caption she says, “LA face with an Oakland booty.”
As you butt rap song aficionados may be aware, that’s a reference to Sir Mix-a-lot’s classic tune, “Baby Got Back” in which the world’s premiere rapping knight proclaims his love of large butts to the world.
Blake took a lot of heat. People said this was a racist comment. I guess if I think about it, I can sort of see the point. (If you say you have an LA face and an Oakland booty, aren’t you saying that white faces are better than black faces and black butts are bigger than white butts?)
And then I suppose people might complain isn’t this too superficial? Is she seeking attention, like “Hey everyone look at my face and butt!”
I don’t know. I understand people are trying to be more sensitive about racial issues these days. But if you want my two cents, you also have to consider the speaker’s intent when analyzing these comments.
I don’t believe she intended to make fun of black people. If anything, I think she was making fun of her own butt. She is married to Ryan Reynolds so she must have a healthy sense of humor.
And if she was seeking attention…well…that’s what celebrities do, isn’t it?
What say you, 3.5 readers? Was Blake Lively in the wrong or should lonely male nerds the world over thank her for posting a picture of her fabulous badonka donk and move on?
Or heck, don’t move on. Just stare at it with your jaw dropped for awhile and drool like Homer Simpson. “Mmm Age of Adaline heiney…”
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