As Seattle rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot said in a song, "Baby Got Back!" But the question is, is baby's back (butt) steatopygian or callipygian?
Well, most folks have probably never even heard of these two terms so I will begin this article by defining these two terms.
Callipygian is defined as: "Having shapely buttocks." SOURCE: The Highly Selective Dictionary For The Extraordinarily Literate. Ehrlich, Eugene. Harper Collins: New York (1997), pg. 28
Callipygian. adjective. [derived from Greek, kallip_gos (epithet of a statute of Venus), kallos "beauty" + p_g_ "buttocks"] Pertaining to or having well-shaped buttocks. SOURCE: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 1993, pg. 321
Steatopygia is defined as: "Excessive development of fat on the buttocks, especially of women." SOURCE: Ibid, pg. 166
Steatopygia. noun. [derived from Latin, steato, "fat" + pug_ "rump"]. A protuberance of the buttocks, due to accumulation of fat in and behind the hips and thighs, esp. as found (chiefly in women) among the Nama and Bushmen of Southern Africa. SOUCE: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 1993, pg. 3045
Okay, so we now know the definition or meaning of these two terms. One means having shapely buttocks and the other means excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
Today, Callipygian refers to the shapely buttocks that may have excessive fat in them but is considered healthy due to lack of cellulite and/or stretch marks. Steatopygia refers to the unshapely buttocks that are the result of excessive fat that leads to stretch marks and/or cellulite.
The point I am making is that a lot of Black or African-American and Afro-Carribean females have large butts, most of which are very shapely. However, there are two kinds or conditions of large butts. There is the healthy large butt that is usually shapely and curvaceous and then there's the unhealthy large butt that is rotund and unshapely.
When you take the callipygian butt in the nude, it is not only shapely with definition and tone, but the skin is very smooth. There are no fluid pockets (cellulite) or stretch marks on it which are considered unsightly to most self-conscious women.
When you take the steatopygian butt in the nude, it is unshapely and lacks definition and tone and the skin is very bumpy due to excess fluid buildup and retention and it is also saturated with stretch marks.
Today, the African woman's butt, in general, is not automatically naturally big and shapely in a healthy fashion. One brand of woman may have naturally round, healthy and shapely buttocks whereas the other brand of woman may have unnaturally round, unhealthy but shapely (or unshapely) buttocks.
The Black woman with the naturally shapely and healthy buttocks is usually Afro-Carribean and is from the African continent (Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, or Nigeria) or the Carribean or the Diaspora (Virgin Island, Barbados, Jamaica, etc.).
The Black woman with the unnaturally shapely (or unshapely) and unhealthy buttocks is almost always from the United States or African-American.
Even if the African-American female has a shapely butt, in most cases it is still unhealthy when you consider what's in her buttocks stemming from her diet.
Diet plays an important role in whether a buttock is callipygian or steatopygian. The fat on the butt of the Afro-Carribean female is usually natural and based on the genes (genetic disposition). The fat on the African-American female is usually unnatural and based on diet (poor diet). This is not to say many sisters are not naturally packing backside because you will find and see a lot of beautiful Black or African-American females who sport shapely and healthy buttocks. Many of them pose in Jet Magazine and other black magazines (King, Essence, Vibe, etc.).
Just as there is an exception with the African-American female, there's also an exception with the Afro-Carribean female. You will find a lot of Afro-Carribean females (usually in the U.S.) who are steatopygian due to embracing the degenerate and decadent American lifestyle and diet.
I have noticed that a lot of African-American females start off callipygian in their early to late teens and into their early twenties, but by their late twenties and early thirties, the excessive fat takes a toll on the butt and it becomes steatopygian. I see this with a lot of corporate sisters. After about five years on the job, they blow up (become excessively thick or fat). They start making good money, start eating more junk food due to lack of time (to prepare and eat more healthy foods) and start nibbling on and eating more candies and sweets (chocolate) usually out of boredom or for unknown or subtle emotional reasons.
I'd be remiss to not mention how sedentary their lives also become after they start working these corporate jobs.
In the last ten years, I have seen very beautiful corporate African-American females (goddesses) blow up like cows and I know it is due to the fat factor (junk food and sweets).
Read more: http://dherbs.com/articles/fit-buttocks-100.html#ixzz1C2n9CDFM
Well, most folks have probably never even heard of these two terms so I will begin this article by defining these two terms.
Callipygian is defined as: "Having shapely buttocks." SOURCE: The Highly Selective Dictionary For The Extraordinarily Literate. Ehrlich, Eugene. Harper Collins: New York (1997), pg. 28
Callipygian. adjective. [derived from Greek, kallip_gos (epithet of a statute of Venus), kallos "beauty" + p_g_ "buttocks"] Pertaining to or having well-shaped buttocks. SOURCE: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 1993, pg. 321
Steatopygia is defined as: "Excessive development of fat on the buttocks, especially of women." SOURCE: Ibid, pg. 166
Steatopygia. noun. [derived from Latin, steato, "fat" + pug_ "rump"]. A protuberance of the buttocks, due to accumulation of fat in and behind the hips and thighs, esp. as found (chiefly in women) among the Nama and Bushmen of Southern Africa. SOUCE: The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition, 1993, pg. 3045
Okay, so we now know the definition or meaning of these two terms. One means having shapely buttocks and the other means excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
Today, Callipygian refers to the shapely buttocks that may have excessive fat in them but is considered healthy due to lack of cellulite and/or stretch marks. Steatopygia refers to the unshapely buttocks that are the result of excessive fat that leads to stretch marks and/or cellulite.
The point I am making is that a lot of Black or African-American and Afro-Carribean females have large butts, most of which are very shapely. However, there are two kinds or conditions of large butts. There is the healthy large butt that is usually shapely and curvaceous and then there's the unhealthy large butt that is rotund and unshapely.
When you take the callipygian butt in the nude, it is not only shapely with definition and tone, but the skin is very smooth. There are no fluid pockets (cellulite) or stretch marks on it which are considered unsightly to most self-conscious women.
When you take the steatopygian butt in the nude, it is unshapely and lacks definition and tone and the skin is very bumpy due to excess fluid buildup and retention and it is also saturated with stretch marks.
Today, the African woman's butt, in general, is not automatically naturally big and shapely in a healthy fashion. One brand of woman may have naturally round, healthy and shapely buttocks whereas the other brand of woman may have unnaturally round, unhealthy but shapely (or unshapely) buttocks.
The Black woman with the naturally shapely and healthy buttocks is usually Afro-Carribean and is from the African continent (Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, or Nigeria) or the Carribean or the Diaspora (Virgin Island, Barbados, Jamaica, etc.).
The Black woman with the unnaturally shapely (or unshapely) and unhealthy buttocks is almost always from the United States or African-American.
Even if the African-American female has a shapely butt, in most cases it is still unhealthy when you consider what's in her buttocks stemming from her diet.
Diet plays an important role in whether a buttock is callipygian or steatopygian. The fat on the butt of the Afro-Carribean female is usually natural and based on the genes (genetic disposition). The fat on the African-American female is usually unnatural and based on diet (poor diet). This is not to say many sisters are not naturally packing backside because you will find and see a lot of beautiful Black or African-American females who sport shapely and healthy buttocks. Many of them pose in Jet Magazine and other black magazines (King, Essence, Vibe, etc.).
Just as there is an exception with the African-American female, there's also an exception with the Afro-Carribean female. You will find a lot of Afro-Carribean females (usually in the U.S.) who are steatopygian due to embracing the degenerate and decadent American lifestyle and diet.
I have noticed that a lot of African-American females start off callipygian in their early to late teens and into their early twenties, but by their late twenties and early thirties, the excessive fat takes a toll on the butt and it becomes steatopygian. I see this with a lot of corporate sisters. After about five years on the job, they blow up (become excessively thick or fat). They start making good money, start eating more junk food due to lack of time (to prepare and eat more healthy foods) and start nibbling on and eating more candies and sweets (chocolate) usually out of boredom or for unknown or subtle emotional reasons.
I'd be remiss to not mention how sedentary their lives also become after they start working these corporate jobs.
In the last ten years, I have seen very beautiful corporate African-American females (goddesses) blow up like cows and I know it is due to the fat factor (junk food and sweets).
Read more: http://dherbs.com/articles/fit-buttocks-100.html#ixzz1C2n9CDFM
i would have to take a closer look at the situation
